Subtle story telling of a woman brought down by her own folly, not helped by an unforgiving society; transacting with others but refusing to interact with them. Although the characters think their world entire, they merely manifest a narrow, upper class White culture in which how one is seen is more important than who one is.
Seeking others' acceptance here leads to schizophrenia. Wanting it both ways means playing the public game by rules they privately disobey; desiccated people seeking to make others just as miserable; secretly hating their lonely, mutual dependence on contacts rather than friends.
The apt direction is as emotionally repressed as the characters; the acting variable. Gillian Anderson is an appropriately mannered revelation; proving she can perform beyond an inexpressive persona to reach her character's core.
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