Genre : Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Duration : 120 Min
FRANTIC by Roman Polanski is a fascinating thriller in the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock. Harrison Ford plays Richard Walker, an American heart surgeon on vacation with his wife, Sondra (Betty Buckley), in Paris, where he is to attend a medical conference. Sondra suddenly and unexpectedly disappears from the couple's hotel room while Richard is taking a shower. When she doesn't return after several hours, he decides to report the incident. But neither the French nor the American police are there at the moment. The embassy offers him help or seems particularly interested in his dilemma. On the verge of despair, Walker decides to start an investigation on his own, helped by Michelle (Emmanuelle Seigner), a carefree and attractive girl who is also involved in the case, as he discovers after tracking down a mysterious piece of luggage exchanged that he took. he was looking for his wife's kidnappers. When the mismatched duo finally manage to bring back the culprits, it becomes clear that the stakes of this extortion operation are much higher than they imagined. Ford, who is somewhat against type, gives a believable and understated performance as the troubled Walker. Polanski also wrote this thriller, with his younger wife (Seigner).
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