A Wake

The story is a wonderful mystery full of suspense with interesting well developed characters. A wife puts on a weekend for the Wake of her dead husband saying that she is just following his request ... his dying wishes. The Wake is for a director and everyone invited to the Wake has worked with him and had different relationships with him. There is his son, his leading lady, various actors in his plays and of course the woman who accused him of rape. She is an absorbing character with many problems, at once antagonistic and sympathetic. The acting is exceptional mainly because the director shot the movie in sequence and laid out all the scenes so that the actors could improv. The ending ties everything together as the situation is slowly revealed with a surprise ending. Beautifully shot with excellent production value. The movie is shot in one location in a gorgeous house set in the country. The muted colours of the wintry, country scenes are breathtaking. Visually and emotionally engaging.