A concert pianist, with a younger lover is physically broken in an accident. As she struggles to recover, she sees her lover take the opportunities that should have been hers.
I am a fan of writer, director and star Kristina Klebe and I wanted to see how she was as a writer and director after loving her performances in various films. I like her work as a director. I am less a fan of her writing.
While the script is based on Klebe's own recovery from a similar accident, the turn toward making it an erotic thriller doesn't really work. The sex kind of derails the first part of the film. I'm not a prude but the plot really doesn't get going until we are almost a third of the way in. Once the accident happens and things begin to happen the film picks up steam, but it never quite fully comes together.
On the other hand, Klebe's work as a director is first rate. There are some nice visual touches that make the surreal nature of several sequences stand out in the right way. She understands how to modulate the real and the unreal, which is something most directors never learn. Her construction of sequences is quite good. You'll forgive me for looking at things from a technical aspect, but the truth is that with a better script Klebe is going to make some great films.
Is NOXTURNE worth seeing? Yes. It's a good little thriller that shows its director to be someone who is going to do great things.
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