A dysfunctional family's heart of darkness is laid bare in the grimly humorous and then just plain grim meller Members of the Funeral. Feature bow by Baek Seung-bin heralds a dark wit and sleek intelligence guided by a creatively secure humility. A standout from the substandard HD fodder that generally clogs up Pusan's New Currents competish and so-called cutting-edge fests, Funeral is quietly riveting. A tad too restrained for midnight sidebars or commercial release, pic possesses an intensity that should secure fest berths.
In the 19th century, a sadistic nobleman terrorizes the members of his family. He is found dead, but his ghost soon returns to haunt the residents of his castle.
Dr. Samantha Goodman, an attractive psychiatrist in her thirties, joins her husband and sister for a weekend at a winter cottage when an unexpected guest arrives. Harlan Pyne, a violent sexual offender, is convinced that Samantha conducted unethical experiments on him while she was his doctor. With the assistance of his troubled yet eager protege, Harlan forces Samantha and her family to participate in a series of nightmarish games. On this night of terror, escape is not an option, truth guarantees nothing, and revenge will not necessarily be sweet.
迈克尔(马特·麦考伊 Matt McCoy 饰)和克莱尔(安娜贝拉·莎拉 Annabella Sciorra 饰)共同养育着小女儿艾玛(玛德琳·奇玛 Madeline Zima 饰),日子过得平静而满足。没过多久,又一个小小的生命降临到了克莱尔的腹中,为这个美满的家庭增添了一份幸福。然而,在之后的产检中,克莱尔发现妇产科医生莫顿(约翰·德·兰西 John de Lancie 饰)意图不轨,因此对他提出了控告,导致莫顿崩溃自杀,而莫顿太太(瑞贝卡·德·莫妮 Rebecca De Mornay 饰)亦因此流产再也无法怀孕。 一晃眼六个月过去,克莱尔腹中的生命降生了,取名乔伊。为了照顾乔伊,克莱尔决定雇佣一位名为佩顿的保姆,哪知道这名女子的真实身份,竟然正是莫顿太太。此次她隐姓埋名再度出现克莱尔身边,只为了完成她的复仇计划。