简介：致命遗产NoOneSleeps 第94届威尼斯电影节最佳导演奖 JochenHickwroteanddirectedthislittlethrillerofasuspensefilmbasedontheconceptthattheAIDSviruswasasheepvirusmutatedbythegovernmenttoridtheworldofgaysandwasapparentlytestedonconvictsintheyearsbeforetheoutbreakofthehideousdisease.Wereitnotforthepoignancyoftheconceptofthefilm,thiswouldfallintothecategoryofthemanyfilmsabouttheruinationoftheworldbyarampantnon-prejudicialinfectiveorganism. Stefan(TomWlaschiha)journeysfromBerlintoSanFranciscotoinvestigatehisfather'sscientificsuppositionsabouttheinducedsheepvirusanditseffectsoftheconvictsinwhomitwasinfused.Hemeetswithsomedisdainandresistancetoadeadtheory,butalsoencounterssomefolkswhoknowofthetheoryandsupporthisinvestigation.Simultaneouslywithhisvisitaseriesofserialmurderstakesplace,eachvictimkilledinasimilarmannerandeachmurderapparentlyaccompaniedbystrainsofmusicfromPuccini'sopera'Turandot'whichjusthappenstobeopeningattheSanFranciscoOpera.ApoliceinvestigatorLouiseTolliver(IritLevi)andhercompanioncop(KaleneParker)followthemurderswhileStefanmakestheroundsofthesexclubsandbarsinSanFranciscotryingtolocatemenwhomayhavebeenguineapigsforhisfather'stheory.HeencountersastrangeladJeffrey(JimThalman)withwhomhehasacatandmouseattractionandaprominentDoctorBurroughs(RichardConti)whoseemsoddlyinvolvedinthecastofsuspects.Howthisallcometoanendistheplayofthefilm,astoryasmuchaboutthesearchforselfidentitybetweenStefanandJefferyasitisacaseforinvestigationofmurders. WhileTomWlaschiha,JimThalmanandRichardContidowellwiththeirroles(theyaretheonlythreewhohaveanyprioractingexperienceinthefilm!),thequalityofthefilmsagsconsiderablybythelessthanacceptableminimallytalentedIritLevyandKayleneParker:whenonscreenthecredibilityofthestorydropsbelowzero.Therearesomesmallcameosbyotheractorsthatbrightenthescreenforthemomentstheyinhabit,butinallthefilmisdrownedbytheincessantreplayof'Nessundorma'assungbyMariodelMonacofromarecordingotheopera-andthatseemstobethereasonformakingthefilm!Goodideaforafilmandsomegoodcharacterizationsbytheactors,butthereisnoresolutionoftheinitialpremisethatstartedthewholething.GradyHarp,February06…