Single White Female (1992)
Année de sortie: 1992
Nation: United States
Alternative Title: Mujer soltera busca, Неомъжена бяла жена, Mulher Solteira Procura, Jeune femme chercher colocataire, Mujer blanca busca, Weiblich, ledig, jung sucht..., Enlig pige søger, Noor vallaline daam, Mujer blanca soltera busca..., Nuori naimaton nainen, J.F. partagerait appartement, Nea gynaika, moni, psahnei..., Egyedülálló nő megosztaná..., Drusha Shutafa Ravaka, Inserzione pericolosa, Enslig ung kvinne søker..., Sublokatorka, Jovem Procura Companheira, Traži se cimerka, Ensam ung kvinna söker, Sostanovalka, Одинокая белая женщина, Самотня бiла жiнка
Réalisateur: Barbet Schroeder
Production & Genre
Producteur: Producer: Barbet Schroeder
Co-Producer: Roger Joseph Pugliese
Executive Producer: Jack Baran
Sociétés: Columbia Pictures
Genre: Drama, Erotic Thriller, Film Based On A Novel, Horror, Lgbt-Related Film, Thriller
Budget: 16.000.000
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Mots-clés
Mots-clés: basement, business card, desperate, ice cream, lesbian relationship, mental illness, photograph, puppy, remote control, software, stairway, stalker, surprise party
Histoire
After being betrayed by her boyfriend Sam, fashion designer Allison Jones places an ad seeking a roommate to share her rent-controlled apartment in Manhattan. Among the applicants, attractive and seemingly normal Hedra Carlson stands out. Allison welcomes Hedra as her new roommate despite the warnings from her friends about the strangeness of other applicants. Initially, their living arrangement goes smoothly until Hedra begins to exhibit peculiar behavior such as sleepingwalking and displaying an unhealthy obsession with Allison's former boyfriend Sam.
As time passes, Hedra becomes increasingly controlling, going through Allison's mail, tampering with her belongings, and even attempting to sabotage her career. Allison grows concerned but brushes off the incidents until she discovers Hedra has been stalking Sam and has replaced Allison's pet puppy with an identical one without her knowledge.
Things escalate when Allison finds a photograph of Hedra as a child holding a dead puppy, suggesting psychological problems. She decides to evict Hedra but is shocked to find that Hedra has transformed their apartment into an exact replica of Allison's childhood home, complete with furniture and decorations down to the smallest details.
In a climactic confrontation on the stairway leading to their apartment, Allison finally realizes the extent of Hedra's obsession and manages to escape. She seeks refuge at a friend's place but returns home after learning that Hedra has been released from the psychiatric hospital where she was committed following their altercation.
Résumé
Single White Female is a 1992 erotic thriller directed by Barbet Schroeder, based on John Lutz's novel of the same name. The film explores themes of obsession, jealousy, and mental illness through its central plot about roommates Allison Jones and Hedra Carlson.
The movie follows Allison, a successful fashion designer in Manhattan who finds herself needing to share her apartment after being dumped by her boyfriend Sam. She welcomes Hedra into her home without knowing that the seemingly normal woman harbors dark secrets and a dangerous obsession with Allison's life.
Single White Female is notable for its exploration of the complexities of female relationships, as well as its portrayal of mental illness in film. The movie was controversial upon release due to its themes of lesbian attraction and jealousy but has since become recognized as a significant contribution to the erotic thriller genre.
