Begegnung des Schicksals (1999)

Begegnung des Schicksals: Directed by Sydney Pollack. With Harrison Ford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Charles S. Dutton, Bonnie Hunt. Police Sergeant Dutch Van Den Broek (Harrison Ford) and U.S. Representative Kay Chandler (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas) lose their spouses in a plane crash, and they soon discover that their spouses were having an affair with each other.

“Just trying to help bringing things in the balance, which wonu0026#39;t work anyway when I see all the negative reactions. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRandom Hearts is a movie with a very human, but complex theme. Two people meeting each other after their loved ones have died in a plane crash. Then they discover that both of them have had an affair. Coincidence, the affair of Dutch Van den Broecku0026#39;s wife was with the husband of congress member Kay Chandler. Both character are brilliantly performed by Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas. They have very different ways in dealing with this issue.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eVan den Broeck, being a policeman, who never suspected that his wife was having an affair (the movie starts with her inviting him to bed), just wants to know why… (u0026quot;When was the last time that she spoke the truth to meu0026quot;) Kay Chandler wants to get rid of the thought as soon as possible and tries to concentrate on her job, being elected to congress again, and her daughter (u0026quot;She must not know what her father has doneu0026quot;). They meet each other in Dutchu0026#39;s search for the truth.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile going through a very difficult time of accepting and dealing with their partneru0026#39;s death and adultery, both Key and Dutch grow towards each other. This is pictured very intensely and beautifully. Kay states is beautifully in the interview she gives in the hospital when Dutch has bee shot, u0026quot;We are friends, but because of what we have gone through together, we are now more than friends, we are survivorsu0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere is no real why for the adultery, as Dutch discovers when listening to the voice-mail of the telephone in the apartment that was used for the adultery, when Peyton Van den Broeck says, u0026quot;Why are we doing what we are doing?u0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI donu0026#39;t see why people cannot just enjoy this very intense movie and they think it is a dull and horrible movie. OK, the end was a bit disappointing, but that was probably because I was under the impression that I was watching a romance and romances must have a certain ending. I think, however, psychological drama, may be a more fitting description of this movie.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne thing is for sure: I came into the cinema when the movie started and when the movie ended I went out of the cinema again. In between I was so taken by the beauty of the movie and the intenseness of the development in the two main characters that I just hadnu0026#39;t noticed how much time had gone by.”