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The black and white film perfectly evokes the sense of a place caught in aspic.

As a study in psychopathic single-mindedness, its sickness is its strength.

Not a film I can recommend unless you appreciate a challenge.

Moll can hold his own, offering in Lemming a death-defying leap into the angst-ridden psyches of the modern couple.

Although this is set in the Nineties, the gritty feel makes it redolent of Seventies-set thrillers, a mood reinforced by the way that du Welz embeds us in Paul’s life from the start.

This is not so much a love story as sex warfare.

The tension between Philippe and his dad ultimately drives the film in ways that lead Salle to cut corners with other characters and leave it caught in the doldrums when Niney is absent.

As an example of yuk cinema, this is a serious piece of work. There is no profound message, except that living alone with nature does your head in.

Fabrice Luchini slips his leash and gives the funniest performance of the year, with Michel Piccoli, in a support role, coming a strong second.

Intense, intriguing, beautifully framed and intellectually challenging.

While watching the film, you almost feel that you are seeing it from one remove apart; you are never sufficiently disturbed, or scared.