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RECENTLY, my handsome and impressive producer friend John Hart invited me to a screening of the psychological thriller Dark Harbor, starring Alan Rickman, the enchanting Polly Walker and newcomer Norman Reedus, of whom I guarantee you will hear a lot more.
Dark Harbor has been chosen for the closing slot in the competition at the Seattle Film Festival this Saturday. The largest film festival in the United States has given this coveted slot to such acclaimed movies as Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Usual Suspects, Trainspotting and Orlando. Not bad company for a film that promises to be one of the most provocative of the year. (Hart's producing partner is Jeff Sharp. The movie is directed by Adam Coleman.) The exact details of the plot are surrounded by secrecy, so as not to give away the shocking finale. But here's what I can say: Dark Harbor is a Hitchcockian tale set on a private island off the coast of Maine and centers around the disintegration of a marriage. And murder most foul. Alan Rickman is best known to moviegoers for Die Hard (He was the villain.) and Sense and Sensibility (He was a hero.) and possesses infinite range as a character actor. You will remember Polly Walker as the gorgeous star of Enchanted April. She is currently shooting Peter Greenaway's new film, Eight and a Half Women in Switzerland. Norman Reedus, so very good as the young man of Dark Harbor will also be seen in the upcoming Six Ways to Sunday and in Joel Schumacher's new thriller, 8 Millimeter.
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