The enemy in my house
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The enemy in my house |
| Original title | Secret smile |
| Country of production | United Kingdom , Canada |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 130 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
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| Director | Christopher Menaul |
| script | Kate Brooke |
| production | Jake Lushington |
| music | Edmund Butt |
| camera | Jake Polonsky |
| cut | Xavier Russell |
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The Enemy in My House (Original: Secret Smile ) is a Canadian-British television drama from 2005. The film adaptation of the literature is based on the book of the same name by Nicci French .
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Miranda Cotton meets handsome Brendan Block at her boyfriend David's birthday party. After ten days of relationship, Miranda comes home to find Brendan in her apartment. He got into the apartment and rummaged through Miranda's belongings. Miranda then ended the relationship. Brendan storms out of her apartment and insults her.
A month later, Miranda is invited by her sister Kerry to meet her new boyfriend. Kerry reveals to Miranda that the new boyfriend is Brendan Block. Shortly afterwards he enters the apartment and they go out to eat together. Miranda warns Brendan not to hurt her sister. Brendan replies that he genuinely loves Kerry.
Over time, Miranda realizes that Brendan is using her engagement to her sister to build an increasingly closer relationship with her family and in return the favor with Miranda. Since she has no evidence to support her suspicions, Miranda has to accept that her family will also develop a close relationship with Brendan. This is especially true of her younger, manic-depressive brother Troy. Miranda continues to have reservations about Brendan. It seems like Brendan is a good influence on Troy, however, which makes the rest of the family happy. When Troy commits suicide, Miranda's concerns are reinforced. She believes Brendan's influence on her brother drove him to suicide.
Miranda confronts her family with her suspicions, but is not heard and increasingly loses the support of her family. Brendan is now planning his wedding to Kerry. Miranda is encouraged by her family to get along with Brendan so that she doesn't lose touch with them. While visiting the family, she finds that Brendan has ended the relationship with Kerry and is now with her best friend Laura.
After the wedding of Brendan and Laura, contact between Miranda and Laura breaks off. Laura arranges a meeting with Miranda so they can speak. Miranda is waiting for Laura in a pub, but instead of Laura Brendan appears and accuses her of interfering in his marriage. After the argument, Miranda leaves the pub. When Miranda drives to Laura's house, she discovers Laura's body in the bathtub. Brendan is consequently suspected of killing his wife, but not convicted for lack of evidence.
When Laura's estate is handed over to Miranda by Brendan, she discovers a number of overdue bills for Brendan. She also finds a letter from his sister, who wants nothing more to do with him and accuses him of being only interested in money. Now Miranda wants to prove Brendan's guilt for the deaths of Laura and Troy. She tracks down Brendan, who lives in a luxury apartment with his wealthy girlfriend Naomi.
Miranda tries to warn Naomi of Brendan's violent and possessive nature, but is thrown out by Brendan, who has unexpectedly returned. He obtains an injunction against Miranda and accuses her of harassment. A little later, Miranda receives a call from Naomi, who asks for help. She should come to Naomi's apartment. On the street, Naomi says that Brendan has suddenly changed, is violent, threatened and afraid of him.
Miranda brings Naomi to her sister Kerry's apartment. She hopes Naomi will be safe there. Despite her sister's warning, she goes to her own apartment. That night Brendan comes to the apartment. Angrily he searches for Naomi, without success. Miranda offers him a drink and they talk about the last few months. Brendan eventually rapes Miranda in the living room and says he will never let her go.
The next day a colleague wants to visit Miranda. The apartment is full of blood and Miranda cannot be found. The police believe Miranda was murdered. Brendan becomes the prime suspect. He denies any perpetrator and says that he and Miranda had consensual sex the night before. Meanwhile, Naomi returns to the shared apartment. She packs her things and finds bloody keys in Brendan's jacket pocket. She hands this over to the police.
Brendan is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Miranda. However, he continues to deny having committed the crime. Six months later, Miranda's family receives three plane tickets from Naomi. Naomi asks her to come to Australia, where she now lives. The family flies to Melbourne to visit Naomi. When they arrive at the airport, they not only meet Naomi, but also Miranda, who now lives in Australia.
A flashback explains that Miranda and Naomi drugged Brendan. Shortly after attacking Miranda in the bathroom, he passed out from the drugs. Miranda stages her own murder. She had previously taken blood with a syringe, which she is now distributing around the apartment. She drags Brendan into the bedroom and presses his fingers on the bloody keys to her apartment. Then Miranda flees from England to Australia to live with Naomi's parents.
When her parents finally visit her in Australia, everyone is happy at the table. Before Miranda continues to talk to her family, she takes a break to think about her brother Troy, who is the only one missing from the table.
Overview
In Great Britain, the film premiered as a two-parter on December 12th and 13th, 2005 on ITV. The German premiere followed on May 9, 2009 on RTL 2. In 2008 the film was released on DVD in Great Britain. The literary film adaptation is based on the book of the same name by Nicci French . The main role of Brendan is played by David Tennant . Kate Ashfield plays Miranda and Claire Goose, their sister Kerry.
criticism
"Behavior of staged, convincingly played psychological thriller."
Web links
- The enemy in my house in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The enemy in my house atRotten Tomatoes(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jill Coleman: VIDEO: ITV3 To Repeat Secret Smile Starring David Tennant . tennantnews.blogspot.de. July 24, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ↑ a b The Enemy in My House in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed April 24, 2012
- ^ Secret Smile (review). Boyfriend from hell. . flickfilosopher.com. May 22, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ^ David Tennant: His days of blissful anonymity are numbered . independent.co.uk. December 7, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ^ Brian Lowry: Review: 'Secret Smile' . variety.com. May 25, 2006. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ↑ Stephanie Merritt: Tennant's Extra . theguardian.com. December 11, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ↑ Jane Simon: SECRET SMILE . mirror.co.uk. December 12, 2005. Retrieved September 6, 2015.