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Accident
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NR,1hr 40min
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1967
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BFI Distribution
Synopsis: The complex relationships among an Oxford professor, one of his students, and the young woman who captivates both of them is the subject of this difficult but rewarding drama. Director Joseph Losey and writer Harold Pinter had previously collaborated on 1963's The Servant, and they surrounded this recasting of a Nicholas Mosley novel with a similar atmosphere of ominous mystery. The story is presented through flashbacks and disconnected memories that trace the characters' interactions. Though the ... Full Synopsis
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To enter into the world of Harold Pinter is to enter into a land where meaning is best distilled not from what one sees and hears on the surface, but by what is buried underneath. Famed for his "pauses," Pinter has a remarkable talent for dialogue, but it is dialogue which masks inner meaning, in the same way that most people use words to disguise their honest thoughts and desires. Accident is filled ... Full Review
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