Schatten der Vergangenheit (1991)

Schatten der Vergangenheit: Directed by Kenneth Branagh. With Kenneth Branagh, Andy Garcia, Emma Thompson, Lois Hall. A woman who has lost her memory is taken in by a Los Angeles orphanage, and a private eye is enlisted to track down her identity, but he soon finds that he might have a past life connection to her that endangers their lives.

“This is a good movie to share with family or friends huddled around a TV on a cold dark night. Thatu0026#39;s how I saw it in Baguio City during the monsoon season. Emma Thompson, always a fine actress in almost all of her films, easily tugs at viewersu0026#39; sympathy by subtly projecting the vulnerability of her character.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMy favorite, however, is Derek Jacobi who very convincingly essays the role of a middle aged but handsome sophisticated and knowledgeable antiquarian.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI already said I liked this movie but I didnu0026#39;t go crazy over it. But I knew chicks, gays and generally sentimental people as well as those intrigued by esoteric spirituality would. My prediction turned out to be true. If youu0026#39;ve seen it once, thereu0026#39;s no sense seeing it again because by then the thrill would be gone. But if youu0026#39;re looking for influences of Hitchcock and other master directors of thrillers, thereu0026#39;s fun in repeated viewings.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you like films dealing with possible reincarnation and crime, you should also see Chances Are with Cybill Shepherd in the the lead. Hitchcocku0026#39;s Vertigo also comes to mind.”