危險人生指南 (加拿大/2012/劇情)
BLOOD PRESSURE (CANADA/2012/DRAMA)
BLOOD PRESSURE
語言：英語
Language: English
劇介
41歲的Nicole是一名藥劑師，和丈夫及兩個十幾歲的孩子同住，她正處於懷疑人生的階段，自問生活是否再也沒有其他可能性。
有一天，她收到一位匿名觀察者的來信，此人非常了解她的日常習慣和能力。他有個提議，如果她有興趣的話。信裡有一張綠色卡片，如果她想繼續發展這段神秘的關係，就把卡片放在她的窗戶上。如果不想，她可以把信扔掉，以後再也不會有這名觀察者的消息。
內心掙扎了幾天之後，她將卡片放在窗戶上，開始與神秘的觀察者建立一段長久的關係，這個人逐漸改變她的生活，最終威脅到對她所珍視的一切。
導演：西恩蓋瑞堤
製片：西恩蓋瑞堤，馬修米勒
製作公司：Bedbugs Films
主演：蜜雪兒吉魯，裘德卡茲，喬納斯查尼克
獎項：
（IMDB）
● 2013年香榭麗舍大道電影節，最佳美國長片入圍，西恩蓋瑞堤
● 2014年溫哥華影評人協會，加拿大電影最佳女主角入圍，蜜雪兒吉魯
影評：
●「觀眾被情節吸引，等待下一次神秘接觸，快速剪接和邦戈鼓營造氣氛，有點像60年代間諜片常見的手法，但很有意思……《危險人生指南》顯示蓋瑞提是一位值得關注的導演。」琳達巴納德，多倫多星報
●「一部由角色和情感驅動的驚悚片，」銀幕日報
●「 關於賦權的精彩詮釋」史考特格雷，Exclaim!
●《危險人生指南》是一部微妙而氣氛十足的電影，以蜜雪兒吉魯（也是劇場女演員）的核心表演為基礎。
Synopsis
Nicole, 41, is a pharmacist with a husband and two teenage kids, who is at a point in her life when she is asking if ‘this is it,’ or whether there’s something more.
One day she gets a letter from an anonymous observer who knows her daily habits, and her potential, intimately. He has a plan for her if she is interested. The letter contains a green card that she should place in her window, if she wishes to pursue the mysterious relationship. If not, she should throw the letter away, and she will never hear from the observer again.
After a few days of internal debate, she puts the card in the window and begins a long relationship with the elusive observer, who puts her on a program that starts by changing her life, but ultimately threatens everything that has meaning for her.
Director: Sean Garrity
Producers: Sean Garrity & Matthew Miller
Production Co: Bedbugs Films
Cast: Michelle Giroux, Judah Katz, Jonas Chernick
Awards:
IMDB
● Sean Garrity, Best American feature Film Nominee, Champs-Elysees FF, 2013.
● Michelle Giroux, Best Actress in a Canadian Film Nominee, Vancouver Film Critics Circle, 2014.
Reviews:
● “The audience is pulled in, waiting for the next contact, urged on with quick cuts and staccato bongos – a little ’60s spy-flick cliché, but fun… Blood Pressure shows that Garrity is a director to watch.” Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
● “A thriller driven by characters and human emotions, as opposed to mindless action” Screen International
● “A triumphant double-edged examination of empowerment” Scott A. Gray, Exclaim!
●Blood Pressure is a subtle and atmospheric film, grounded by the central performance of Michelle Giroux (primarily a stage actress)
