A fatal storymasterpiece of erotic thriller
Before becoming a highly successful director in the 1980s, Adrian Lyne worked in advertising, like his contemporaries and compatriots Ridley and Tony Scott, and Alan Parker. With a form of continuity: director in particular of the advertising of the lingerie brand DIM, Adrian Lyne has established himself as the erotic thriller specialistwith big hits like 9 and a half weeks, Fatal connection AND Indecent Proposal.
Netflix has just added to its French catalog Liaison Fatale, released in France in 1988 and an erotic thriller about an adulterous relationship which is very bad. Fatal connection tells how Dan Gallagher, a New York lawyer and father (Michael Douglas), will have a brief but torrid fling with Alex Forrest (Glenn Close), an attractive single editor. When Dan explains to him that their story cannot continue, Alex, in love, obsessed and jealous, will persecute him and transform his life into a nightmare, until the violence explodes…
A great success and an XXL performance from Glenn Close
If Michael Douglas will be the protagonist a few years later Primitive instinct or alsoHarassmentit owes it in part to Fatal connectionimmense commercial success with $320 million worldwide box office receipts and critical success. The photography and artistic direction of the film, in continuity with 9 and a half weeksis celebrated, as is its tense, breathtaking writing that makes it a gripping thriller from start to finish.

Naturally, Fatal connection in an excellent erotic thriller it reserves some explicit sexual sequences between Michael Douglas and Glenn Close, to which their respective cinematography mixed with the prohibition of adultery bring a delicious sulphurous character and a rare intensity. And more than Michael Douglas’ performance, it is Glenn Close’s that is put in the foreground, first and foremost seductive and then terrifying. The actress is exceptional in composing this portrait of a psychologically fragile and isolated woman, who suffers from terrible loneliness and is sliding irreparably towards madness.
His performance earned him a batting average of Oscar nomination for Best Actress in 1988. One of six nominations obtained by Fatal connection (Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing), which however leaves the ceremony empty-handed.
A series adaptation in 2023
Cult film of the 80s, monument of erotic cinema, Fatal connection has such a reputation and posterity that Paramount made a miniseries out of it in 2023, starring Lizzy Caplan as Alex Forrest and Joshua Jackson as Dan Gallagher. Unfortunately, this adaptation was not as successful as the film, with a critical rating of 37% ON Rotten tomatoeswhile Adrian Lyne’s film gets a rating of 74%.
Source: Cine Serie

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