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A CLOSED BOOK
RELEASED IN UK CINEMAS 19TH FEBRUARY 2010
RELEASED ON DVD 22ND FEBRUARY 2010
Based on a novel “A Closed Book” by Gilbert Adair

Directed by: Raoul Ruiz
Screenplay: Gilbert Adair
Starring: TOM CONTI – Shirley Valentine, Reuben, Reuben, DARYL HANNAH – Kill Bill, Blade Runner, Splash, MIRIAM MARGOYLES – Age of Innocence, Romeo & Juliet, Harry Potter

Sir Paul, a distinguished author, blinded in a horrific accident, advertises for an amanuensis, an assistant to help him with his writing. He employs the amiable Jane Ryder to be his eyes as he revisits scenes from his past and works on what he intends to be his final opus. Jane appears to be ideal: attractive, intelligent, unruffled by her employer's abrupt eccentricities. But, gradually, we come aware that Jane has another agenda. Incrementally, Sir Paul's familiar surroundings are altered. Strange things happen around the house and he becomes increasingly dependent on his new assistant. Jane plays increasingly sadistic games until their relationship breaks down[/b].