Dead Again Page #7

Synopsis: Mike Church is a Los Angeles private detective who specializes in finding missing persons. He takes on the case of a mute woman who is suffering from a total amnesia and doesn't even know her name. She keeps having nightmares involving the murder of a pianist, Margaret, by her husband Roman Strauss in the late 1940s. In an attempt to solve the mystery about her identity and her nightmares, Church accepts the help of an antiquary who arrives to offer his services as a hypnotist. The hypnosis sessions will soon begin to reveal some surprises.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Kenneth Branagh
Production: Paramount Home Video
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Metacritic:
66
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
R
Year:
1991
107 min
435 Views


But then they got married|and it all went to hell.

The day of the murder, I decided|to tell Roman how I really felt,

that we were so much happier|before in Germany,

that we would be happier|there now, together.

I love you.

But Roman said|he could never love me.

I tried to explain it to Frankie,|but he couldn't understand

that Roman and Margaret|truly loved each other.

Mr Baker,|I don't want you to call me any more.

No, Mr Baker, there's nothing to say.|Goodbye.

- I'm so sorry.|- Roman...

I'm sorry, too.|I haven't been very understanding.

I know you've been unhappy|these past months.

I just couldn't admit it.

I couldn't admit that|you might be unhappy with me.

Unhappy with you?

Margaret, I love you.

So Roman loved Margaret and not me,|and Frankie hated her for it.

I just didn't know how much.

That same terrible night,

we heard Roman's opera|echoing through the house

for the first and the last time.

I didn't know what was happening|until it was...

all over.

Who's there?

After the murder,

Frankie's speech problem|got worse and worse,

so I took him to England,|to a specialist.

The guy used hypnosis to cure him.

He told him about the subconscious|and about reincarnation.

And from that moment on,

the boy was obsessed with the idea|that Margaret would come after him.

And when he found your article|in the newspaper, he knew.

So he hired Dougie the fianc|to take her from me?

His real name's Mark.|He's just an actor.

Jesus!|I left Grace alone with your son.

Wait a minute.

I'm through protecting him.

- It's all right.|- I had to tell him.

It's all right, Mother.|You should be in bed.

Up we go.

There.

Just couldn't live with it any more.

I understand.

Good night, Frankie.

Good night, Mother.

Sh*t!

- Grace, it's Mike. Let me in.|- Go away!

- I need to talk to you.|- I'm calling the police.

I know you're upset.|If you'll just listen...

What did you do to the phone?

- What are you talking about?|- The line is dead.

It's windy out. Lines are|probably out all over the hills.

- Will you listen?|- Just go away!

Will you just listen to me, OK?

Don't shoot. Take it easy, Grace.

Where are you going?

- I won't hurt you!|- Go away!

Take it easy. Look. Listen. Watch.

Roman did not kill his wife.|He was writing the opera.

Listen, this is for you.

My god.

What have I done?

- Mr Madson.|- Good evening.

I shot him.

Thank you. Less work for Frankie.

Who's there? Frankie?

Antiques.

This is for you!

And this is for my mother!

Margaret?

It's all over, Frankie!

- Mike, don't!|- Pete, stop it!

Don't!

l, for one,

am very interested...

to see...

what's going to happen next.

Somebody help me!

- I'm so sorry. I'm sorry.|- It's OK.

It's OK.

The door just closed.

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Scott Frank

A. Scott Frank (born March 10, 1960) is an American screenwriter, film director, and author. He has earned two Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominations, for Out of Sight (1998) and Logan (2017). more…

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