If you loved Knife in the Water, try Death and the Maiden

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Knife in the Water

1962 · dir. Roman Polanski

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Both films are directed by Roman Polanski, and they both carry the dread mood tag, and they sit in Drama / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to Knife in the Water, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

dread

What Death and the Maiden is

Seaside villa. Rain on glass. A stranger seeks shelter. Years after unspeakable violence, a woman believes she recognizes her attacker. Her husband, a human rights lawyer, tries to mediate, but her certainty proves absolute. Polanski at his most claustrophobic.

If you loved Knife in the Water, try Death and the Maiden

Knife in the Water

Death and the Maiden

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What Death and the Maiden is

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If you loved Knife in the Water, try Death and the Maiden

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