'The Page Turner' is a suspenseful thriller, but in a cool, elegant and understated way: a typically French movie. The plot tells of a young musician slighted by a somewhat self-obsessed pianist, who subsequently gets her revenge through subtly undermining the older woman's confidence. The film is quite good at maintaining a foreboding mood, the girl gives nothing away and the viewer is tempted to assume the end may be bloody or contrived; it's slightly disappointing when the resolution, though believable, turns out to be altogether more straightforward. I think I would have liked just a little more twist; but the movie is commendable for its avoidance of pyrotechnics in favour of the mood of growing apprehension it cultivates instead. A cultivated film, indeed.
Review of The Page Turner
