Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18717 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-04-03
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Dubbed, PAL
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish
• Dubbed in: French, German, Italian, Spanish
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 99 minutes

Synopsis
A thriller riddled with paranoia and distrust, Klaus Menzel's FASCINATION is an acute study of a man stretched to breaking point by an egregious set of circumstances. Scott Doherty (Adam Garcia) is both stricken and confused when his mother, Maureen (Jacqueline Bisset), announces the tragic death of his father, who drowned during a curious boating mishap while the couple was on vacation. The incident seems highly irregular to Scott due to his father's considerable athletic prowess. But Scott's eyebrows are raised even further when his mother returns from the trip with a new beau on her arm in the shape of the dashing Oliver Vance (Stuart Wilson). As the newly entwined couple make astonishingly speedy wedding plans, Scott looks on in horror, although this is tempered somewhat by the eye-catching presence of Oliver's shapely daughter, Kelly (Alice Evans). Equally suspicious of the impending nuptials, Kelly joins Scott in an investigation into the foggy circumstances surrounding his father's demise. While acting on the supposition that Scott's deceased parent may have been murdered to allow his mother's new relationship to flourish, Kelly falls for Scott, and they embark on a passionate relationship together. But as Scott digs deeper, suspicions plague him, and his waning trust in Kelly disintegrates into a deep suspicion of who she is and what she wants from him. Stylistically tilting towards the dusky shadows of classic film noir, FASCINATION plays an exquisite guessing game with its viewers, who should take nothing for granted in this inventive and stimulating movie.

Customer Reviews

Sexy thriller with surprise twist
I saw this film on DVD recently and enjoyed it immensely. "Fascination" is a rather untypical thriller in that it is more about what suspicion, mistrust and loss than about the crime that sets the plot into motion. The cast - led by Adam Garcia and Jacqueline Bisset - gamely goes along on this dark journey into sex, love and murder.

A real let down
I rented this film through Amazon thinking it sounded good, nice thriller with twists, well all I can say is that it was bad, worse than bad, it was dire! avoid at all costs, the acting was awful and the plot was even worse, it was just boring. Do youself a favour and watch another film!

A little gem in the film noir vein
Six weeks after his fathers death in an inexplicable swimming accident Scott Doherty's (Adam Garcia) mother Maureen (Jacqueline Bissett) marries Oliver Vance (Stuart Wilson) and very soon his intriguing daughter Kelly (Alice Evans) arrives on the scene.

We experience everything from Scott's point of view, and like him are completely baffled by the new step sister he finds irresistible but with increasing uncertainty.

"Fascination" is a great title for this film, puzzled and drawn into a drama where everyone is lying, nothing is what it seems, and chance happenings throw the best laid plans off course creating more obscurity.

The actors create a convincing uneasy suspicious family ambience, thanks to light handed but fine direction from Klaus Menzel and good background music.

This is a little gem in the film noir vein that will involve you from start to finish, and leave plenty of questions in your mind.