This slow pacing could turn off some viewers, but the bizarre exchanges and darkly humorous moments buoy the film along to a surprisingly successful and cathartic conclusion. Memories are shown in oversaturated yellows from their childhood, though the full revelation of their meaning doesn’t happen until the final moments of the film. It’s clear there are things the audience isn’t privy to, and Aram continually berates Alex for various character traits that hint at something from their past. Koolhoven keeps things very laid back for the most part the film rarely comes to boiling points, instead simmering tepidly throughout much of its runtime. Alex comes home to help take care of her, accompanied by random passenger in his car Sandra (Carice van Houten), and much of AmnesiA explores the surreal environment of their house Aram’s involvement in crime has him bringing home a gutshot man (Theo Maassen) and Sandra seems to be hiding (or running from) something of her own. The crux of the plotting revolves around their mother (Sacha Bulthuis), who has sickened while being cared for by Aram at their home. The film stars Fedja van Huet as both brothers, Alex and Aram – and one assumes the reason for the title’s capitalization – visually distinguished by Alex’s spiky hair and casual attire versus Aram’s slicked hair, business suit, and bare feet. AmnesiA often shifts between tense psychological drama and black comedy, something that Koolhoven himself says was fairly lost on audiences during his opening introduction on this Blu-ray ultimately, though, the film finds itself in an unsettling liminal space full of saturated colors and ponderous moments. Martin Koolhoven’s 2001 film AmnesiA seems familiar despite its surrealistic premise it is, essentially, a retelling of the Cain and Abel myth, except in this case the two brothers are twins, there’s a murder-suicide in their past, and a mysterious woman with pyromaniacal tendencies is embroiled in their affairs.
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