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Genre	Mystery & Suspense
Format	Subtitled, NTSC
Contributor	Denis O'Hare, David Rasche, Carole Baraton, Haley Bennett, Elizabeth Marvel, Mollye Asher, Frdric Fiore, Mynette Louie, Austin Stowell, Carlo Mirabella-Davis See more
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 35 minutes

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On the surface, Hunter Conrad (Haley Bennett,The Girl on the Train) appears to have it all. A newly pregnant housewife, Hunter seems content to spend her time tending to an immaculate home and doting on her Ken-doll husband, Richie (Austin Stowell, Whiplash). However, as the pressure to meet her controlling in-laws and husband's rigid expectations mounts, cracks begin to appear in her carefully created facade. Hunter develops a dangerous habit, and a dark secret from her past seeps out in the form of a disorder called pica—a condition that has her compulsively swallowing inedible and oftentimes life-threatening objects. A provocative and squirm-inducing psychological thriller, Swallow follows one woman's unraveling as she struggles to reclaim independence in the face of an oppressive system by whatever means possible.

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.40:1
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ DSF20969D
Director ‏ : ‎ Carlo Mirabella-Davis
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Subtitled, NTSC
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 35 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ August 4, 2020
Actors ‏ : ‎ Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, Denis O'Hare, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Spanish
Producers ‏ : ‎ Carole Baraton, Frdric Fiore, Mollye Asher, Mynette Louie
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Studio ‏ : ‎ SHOUT! FACTORY
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B088JNWY2Q
Writers ‏ : ‎ Carlo Mirabella-Davis
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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"This is it. This is the best it is ever going to get."

Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2023

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He wasn't interested in marrying an equal partner, he was looking to marry someone who would enthusiastically manage the portfolio of his personal life: his home, his future children, his belongings. He felt his life's trophy case would always be incomplete without the beautiful (and preferably demure) wife to sit alongside the sports car and the chic house, so when he happened to find a seemingly suitable young lady toiling away in retail he thought he'd gotten lucky, and promptly made his play.

And yet the woman he found thought it must be her who was actually the lucky one; to have caught the eye of such a suave, well-heeled bachelor who was ready and able to withdraw her from this low-wage drudgery and deposit her into affluent domestication, where she need not ever punch a timecard again. For such a fortuitous break to come after humdrum years spent searching for her place and identity, surely this was a blessing and she should be grateful.

An elegant and comfortable prison is still a prison though, and the friendly family wardens are still to be meekly obeyed. What her pleasant familial overseers don't initially realize is that their captive has been concealing a traumatic and invisible old wound, under the strain of her new domestic duress it rapidly manifests itself as pica and she begins compulsively swallowing objects, finding an exhilarating pleasure in doing so. She is able to keep her deviant behavior a secret for awhile, but becoming pregnant brings lots of examinations and soon even this little bit of private autonomy is exposed and made a scandal.

Her husband makes half-hearted attempts to understand, he has to once she is carrying his first child, but both he and his family have practical expectations of her; this marriage was a deal, an arrangement, a contract, and if she can't hold up her end of it then they have no use for her and will sweep her under a psych ward's rug.

She cannot bear the thought of becoming a victim; she keeps a photo which reminds her daily that the very act of her conception was itself an act of victimization, part of an ancient and evil cycle which often requires radical actions to be broken. Her refugee nanny teaches her that the horrors of war mean you don't have time for mind problems, and she teaches him that the horrors of 'peace' mean you do. With his empathetic help she escapes her gilded cage and lands back in the outside world, once again with no sense of place but now with a stronger sense of identity.

A strong enough sense of identity to close the door on her shallow husband and the compromised existence he offered. Strength enough to find her rapist biological father and force him to confront the bewilderment and anguish he's caused, even if only momentarily. Strength enough to assert her agency over her own body and move on with her life, hopefully never to have her personal liberty threatened again...

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Christina Reynolds

Conceptually Unbearable Brilliance Stifled By a Lack of Ambivalence

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2021

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The condition now known as Pica was first described by Hippocrates and originated from the Latin word for Magpie - a bird famed for its tendency to eat just about anything.
Pica is a psychological disorder categorized by an appetite for substances that are largely non-nutritive (generally they are biological, natural, and chemical substances) and is responsible for approximately 1,862 hospital-related visits or commitments on an annual basis.

Swallow is a 2019 psychological thriller film written and directed by Carlo Mirabella-Davis and starring Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche, and Denis O'Hare. Its plot follows a young woman (Hunter) who, emotionally stifled in her marriage and domestic life, develops an impulse to consume inedible objects.

Through the efforts of Katelin Arizmendi’s cinematography and Liene Dobraja’s costume design the extent in which order is essential to Hunter's life makes a bold first impression. ‘Swallow’s set design is pristine: without wrinkles and metaphorically spotless. With the exception of moments where autonomy introduces startling changes in tint (like a brilliant glaze of red placed on top of a window) most of Hunter's surroundings are impartial to emotional investment with the camera's view emphasizing the extent at which she is regularly isolated both physically and symbolically. Her wardrobe over time becomes less calculated and constricted, but early on Hunter’s appearance is coordinated with the color most prominent in the background - turning her, in many ways, into nothing more than a sentient piece of furniture.

Hunter spends much of ‘Swallow’ with a frog in her throat (all puns intended), but through Bennett's soft features and harsh facial expressions her emotional journey is systematically and effectively translated. It’s unfortunate that Hunter's capacity for coping with change and the pressures of perfectionism is unfairly compartmentalized, but Mirabella-Davis’ discretionary and short-handed disposition makes Hunter both the villain in the heroine of her own particular story. It is also tempting to suggest that ‘Swallow’ entertains glops of sorrow and success for the sake of inducing vapid complexity, but the enthusiastic grasps for sympathy are likely due to Mirabella-Davis’ own experiences with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). His grandmother - a homemaker in the 1950s - also developed various rituals of control in an otherwise powerless life (mainly, hers fixated around handwashing and germaphobia) and was subsequently placed in a mental institution where her so-called “treatment” included electroshock therapy, insulin shock therapy and a non-consensual lobotomy. With this in mind I can only infer that ‘Swallow’s aggressive drive towards redemption are due to some need for closure on Mirabella-Davis’ behalf, and the rather pedestrian script (that is sometimes a bit too on-the-nose in my opinion) illustrates his own insight regarding this form of psychological distress.

‘Swallow’ prides itself as exploring uncharted territory in the world of cinema - and if only referring to the subject of Pica alone then there's no arguing against its originality. Mirabella-Davis takes this canvas a step further: incorporating elements that encapsulate the features of Pica (and other eating disorders) that mimic its almost addictive and/or even possessive like nature. Pillars of secrecy are counteracted with the throes of betrayal - leaving limited allowances of opportunity for Hunter to reconcile with the expectations around her and the desires held within. Lastly, the veracity in which her condition - repetitive periods of consumption and excretion - manifests is poignantly disturbing without an exaggeration of faults.

With the exception of the transient nature of its primary conflict , Mirabella-Davis’ writing and directions stands out as an acceptable effort in the use of trauma and maladaptive coping methods as a liaison to resolve without the overbearing cruelties of self-indulgence with its conceptually unbearable brilliance stifled by a lack of ambivalence and depth.
Regardless, on the surface ‘Swallow’ is a consumable good. Underneath the façade is a digestible evil.

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Excellent Takedown of Conservative Societal Norms

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2020

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Lovely performance by Haley Bennett. Her subtle style meshed really well with the character of Hunter - a timid, waif housewife floating around the glass mansion trying to avoid her douche-y husband's wrath.

Hunter did the socially conservative, "right" thing: made herself Maxim-pretty, got married to a rich man (literally named 'Richie'), keeps the house in order, and got pregnant. She does nothing of substance and she is nothing. When her brain tries to tell her something is wrong after getting pregnant, that she's not happy, by having her eat small, non-nutritional, potentially dangerous items (a behavior called pica) everyone around her tries everything possible to just make her stop. No one, not even her therapist, actually tries to help her get to the root of her behavior even though it clearly coincides with her pregnancy.

The only way she can find happiness is to recognize what's causing the problem and end it. And she does.

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Frank White

Disturbing and uninspired

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2023

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The topic is original (Pica disorder), but the movie isn't. Costumes from an unspecified era, cold and soulless suburban sets, and slow pace are all par for the course for this independent psychological horror movie.

One of the main flaws besides the uninspired esthetic was that the main couple appeared totally incompatible from the start. Why would these two be together? Don't they have friends? Why does he like her, and why did she marry a guy who is just a jerk? The in-laws were almost like cartoon characters.

Anyway, movie was okay, but don't expect anything ground-breaking.

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Amy

Intense and raw

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2023

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At times, it was hard to watch Hunter struggle with her abusive and intrusive husband and his family. The connections Hunter made with her caregivers revealed parts of who she was without that family.

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Monica

Non banale

Reviewed in Italy on June 4, 2023

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Tema purtroppo non surreale, trama lenta ma ben sviluppata. Interessante.

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Diego Martell

Excelente

Reviewed in Mexico on January 6, 2021

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La portada del slipcover es la misma que el Blu-ray, pero este trae una portada doblecara, ambas ilustraciones están padres, la ilustración del disco está genial. Película en inglés con subtítulos en español e inglés, algunos contenidos extra. Si te gustó la película vela la pena esta edición, si quieres ver algo diferente también te recomiendo adquirirla.

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これは輸入版でしょｯ

Reviewed in Japan on December 6, 2022

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プレーヤーにいれても作動しませんｯ！何度やっても視聴することできませんでした！日本正規の商品ではないならしっかり説明なり記載してくださいよ～ｯアウトレット商品1500円だったので購入したのに残念です！

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Antho Alvizar

Swallow blu ray

Reviewed in Mexico on November 23, 2020

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Película se suspenso sobre el trastorno pica, inqueante bien actuada bien hecha. El.blu-ray tiene subtitulos en español.

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Une poupée dans la maison

Reviewed in France on July 25, 2020

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Pour qui se désole comme moi que le cinéma indépendant américain soit devenu une coquille assez vide ne produisant que de façon très éparse des œuvres intéressantes faisant un peu plus que véhiculer l’air du temps, arrive de temps à autre un film comme Swallow pour rappeler qu’il existe encore un peu malgré tout. Pour son premier film, Carlo Mirabella-Davis a réussi à concevoir une œuvre intrigante et aboutie. Peut-être pas une réussite absolue ou une révélation fracassante, mais de toute évidence le signe qu’il y a probablement là un talent singulier, à suivre dans les années à venir.

N’exagérons pas la singularité d’un tel sujet, le portrait d’une femme ayant tout pour être heureuse et ne l’étant guère, se cherchant des marges de liberté alors que son statut est essentiellement celui d’un objet, n’a pas particulièrement été rare ces dernières décennies - pour s'en tenir au cinéma, sans même parler du legs de la littérature et du théâtre. A ceci près que la pathologie dont le cinéaste a choisi de se saisir n’a quant à elle pas été aussi systématiquement explorée jusqu’à présent. Avec une pathologie tout autre et une direction différente pour le récit, on pense assez vite au Safe de Todd Haynes (1995). A vrai dire, on a l’impression assez nette de se trouver quelque part entre Douglas Sirk et Alfred Hitchcock, le tout revisité par quelqu’un qui aurait vu les films de David Lynch et Todd Haynes – je viens de constater qu’à part Lynch, le cinéaste cite les trois autres, et il suffit de se rappeler que Todd Haynes est aussi l’auteur de plusieurs ‘women’s pictures’, dont un qui pastiche ouvertement Douglas Sirk (Far from Heaven / Loin du paradis) pour se dire qu’il n’est pas complètement fortuit que ce soit précisément ces noms-là qui viennent à l’esprit.

En un quart d’heure, Carlo Mirabella-Davis montre dans l’entretien livré dans le supplément du dvd que l’impression assez nette laissée à l’issue de la projection de son premier film, celle d’avoir vu une œuvre maîtrisée de la part de quelqu’un qui de toute évidence a su exactement ce qu’il voulait faire, était pleinement justifiée. Voilà un cinéaste qui fait partie de la catégorie de ceux qui savent ce à quoi ils souhaitent arriver, et comment y arriver. Tout, de la conception du scénario aux choix de filmage très concertés et relativement systématiques, a été pensé à tous les stades, et le cinéaste a su se donner les moyens de son ambition (certes dans le cadre d’une production modeste). On sent le cinéaste très cinéphile, capable de mobiliser telle référence à tel moment, de concevoir à d'autres des plans ouvertement référentiels (Dario Argento ici, Terrence Malick là, etc) ; il ne se laisse cependant jamais étouffer par sa cinéphilie, et il sait tirer son chapeau à ses maîtres en traçant son propre chemin. Bien sûr, cela ne serait que modérément réussi si l’incarnation n’était pas à la hauteur, et on peut constater à quel point le réalisateur mesure qu’il a touché le gros lot avec son actrice principale. Autre trait commun avec le Safe de Todd Haynes : on a beau voir qu’il y a quelqu’un de très réfléchi aux commandes, la portée du film serait de toute évidence moindre s’il n’y avait pas une actrice capable de restituer des états intérieurs de façon relativement complexe – c’était bien sûr le cas de Julianne Moore dans Safe, c’est celui de Haley Bennett dans Swallow.

Carlo Mirabella-Davis raconte que sa grand-mère souffrait d’une pathologie plus commune – plus proche, justement, de celle du personnage de Safe (en tout cas au début du film) – pour laquelle elle fut internée. Comme il avait peur que la pathologie en question ne soit pas assez cinégénique, il mobilisa ce qu’il avait appris du trouble du comportement alimentaire PICA (envie compulsive d’ingérer des substances non comestibles). Il consulta une spécialiste de la question, qui lui établit sur le cas du personnage le type de fiche qu’elle rédige sur ses patients. L’intelligence du scénario tient évidemment au fait que, même s’il donne assez à comprendre des raisons pour lesquelles un tel trouble peut s’installer chez ce personnage-là dans ce cadre-là, ce comportement excède ces explications et garde sa part de mystère. L’autre mérite du scénario tient à ce que son développement ne vient pas ravaler (sic) la pathologie en question au rang d’accessoire, ce qui arrive parfois dans des films qui s'en servent pour camper un personnage et n’en font rapidement plus grand-chose une fois que le personnage a été défini. Ici, la pathologie est totalement partie prenante de la tentative plus ou moins confuse de se libérer d’un carcan étouffant, et le scénario, s’il ne la perd pas de vue, ne l’instrumentalise pas plus que de raison.

L’interprétation est globalement tout à fait adéquate, mais c’est bien sûr Haley Bennett dont il faut saluer la prestation ici. Comme l’explique très bien le réalisateur, elle sait à la fois opposer une surface totalement lisse et faire affleurer toutes sortes d’émotions, parfois d’une seconde à l’autre. La poupée de porcelaine qui nous est montrée dans les premières scènes est très vite également montrée sous un autre jour, mais le plus souvent les différentes facettes du personnage coexistent, ce qui achève de le rendre passionnant. Haley Bennett excelle à composer ce personnage, et c’est peu dire qu’elle porte le film sur ses épaules.

Dernier point : Carlo Mirabella-Davis ne cherche apparemment ni le sensationnel ni le trash, mais il ne gomme pas trop ce qui est susceptible de créer le malaise dans le comportement de son personnage. A mes yeux, il arrive parfaitement à créer et entretenir un tel malaise sans pour autant violenter le spectateur gratuitement ; sans doute ce malaise sera-t-il un peu trop grand pour certains spectateurs, toutefois.

EDITION DVD FRANCAISE UFO (2020)

Dommage qu’il n’existe pas d’édition blu-ray. Le dvd français est de plutôt bonne qualité, cela dit, et les couleurs vives le sont assez et ne bavent pas. Une définition un peu supérieure n’aurait toutefois pas été déplacée. VOSTF uniquement.

Le seul supplément est l’entretien d’un quart d’heure que je mentionnais plus haut. Etant donné que le réalisateur est éloquent et sait parfaitement évoquer ce qu’il a voulu faire et comment il l’a fait, ce supplément est amplement suffisant. Il assure de façon assez immodeste qu’il a réalisé un film féministe… pour immédiatement expliquer que pendant plusieurs années il a vécu en femme. Cette phase de sa vie semble à ses dires terminée, mais il ne fait pas mystère du fait que cela a nourri la conception de son personnage et son film tout entier.

Entre 4 et 4,5 pour le film et l’édition. Avec un blu-ray, le tout se serait un peu plus rapproché des 5 étoiles.

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