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Retrospective

Vengeance is Mine

FromMichael Roemer

WithBrooke Adams, Jon De Vries, Ari Meyers, Trish Van Devere,

Year1984

Duration118min.

LanguageEnglish

Michael Roemer’s *Vengeance is Mine*, which premiered on US television in 1984 and was screened at the London Film Festival and the Berlinale in the same year, has only recently been rediscovered as a long-overdue masterpiece of US independent cinema. Jo (Brooke Adams) visits her childhood home in Rhode Island, a place associated with painful memories. Following a tense family reunion, she befriends her neighbour, only to find herself caught up in yet another family drama. Roemer’s characterisation is exemplified in *Vengeance is Mine*: his characters live under the illusion that they are in control of their lives, yet they are ultimately at the mercy of chance. Like all of Roemer’s films, this one too has its own pace, which keeps time only with itself, and tackles major themes in a quiet tone. (J.P.)