Blinded - The Movie (2004)When Desire Gets Dangerous Blinded in a film that is written and directed by Eleanor Yule. In 2004 it won the Jury Award at the Celtic Film and Television Festival and it also won the Silver Screen award at the U.S. International Film and Video Festival. It was nominated for the Raindance Award at the 2004 British Independent Film Awards. The film was produced by Oscar van Heek and John Crissey III (associate producer). Executive producers are Bill Gore, Steve McIntyre, Carole Sheridan and Agnes Wilkie |
Blinded Cast
- Anders W. Berthelsen as Mike Hammershoi
- Samantha Bond as Caroline Lamar
- Phyllida Law as Bella Black
- Jodhi May as Rachel Black
- Peter Mullan as Francis Black
Blinded Synopsis
Danish backpacker Mike Hammershoi (Anders W. Berthelsen) is running from a dark secret. One night, while travelling through the Scottish borders, he stops at Black’s estate hoping to find some work. There, he encounters blind farm-owner Francis Black (Peter Mullan) and his elderly mother Bella (Phyllida Law), in a shuttered, decaying mansion, cut off from the outside world.
Francis reluctantly offers the traveller a low-paid job in the farmyard. But, put off by the unsettling atmosphere, Mike declines. As he turns to go, a chance encounter with Rachel (Jodhi May), Francis’s enigmatic young wife, persuades him to change his mind.
Mike starts work on the farm, dumping the debris of the Blacks’ once-successful business into the "pit" – a vortex of quicksand at the edge of the estate. The young woman, emotionally suffocated by her husband, is increasingly drawn to the traveller. They become lovers and, as the sexual tension increases, so too does Francis’s rage.
He sacks Mike in fit of anger. But the threat of her lover’s departure torments Rachel, and she is forced to decide her own fate. Unaware of his troubled past, she chooses to leave with Mike. However, as the young lovers prepare to make their escape, Francis plans his revenge…
Blonded Reviews
'A Gothic tale brewed with Zola-style realism and brought to life by a strong cast that sustains a heightened level of simmering emotions." Variety,
‘Blinded has audiences glued to their seats’ The Scottish Sun‘a cess-pit of lust murder and betrayal’. Express.
‘One of the cutting-edge movies of the moment’. The Sun
'Peter Mullan’s implosive intensity sucks the film towards it like a black hole. Sunday Herald
‘Smouldering atmosphere and murderous passion, Yule achieves a grand guignol modern gothic tale with it’s roots in the Bronte’s windswept sexual tensions. Engaging, moody and as dark as an unmarked grave at midnight’ Sunday Herald
Some Key Actors
Samantha Bond (born 27 November 1961) is an English actress best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films starring Pierce Brosnan. She is married to Alexander Hanson and has two children, Molly and Tom. Samantha Bond is the daughter of actor Philip Bond and Pat Sandys, and is the sister of actors Abigail and Matthew Bond. She attended the Godolphin and Latymer School, and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Peter Mullan (born 2 November 1959)is a Scottish actor and film-maker who has been appearing in films since 1990.
Phyllida Ann Law(born 8 May 1932) is a Scottish actress.
Jodhi May (born 8 May 1975) is an English actress.