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Movie
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-Nicole
Kidman
-Sean
Penn
Director
Sidney
Pollack's
diverse
career
sees
him
returning
to
familiar
ground
with
THE
INTERPRETER.
Crafted
from
the
same
mould
that
saw
Pollack
produce
the
superlative
political
thriller
THREE
DAYS
OF
THE
CONDOR
(1975),
Nicole
Kidman
and
Sean
Penn
star
in a
film
riddled
with
subterfuge,
recriminations,
and
deadly
secrets.
Kidman
plays
Silvia
Broome,
an
interpreter
who
works
at
the
UN
in
New
York
City.
One
night,
while
collecting
a
bag
she
has
left
behind
in
the
building,
Silvia
overhears
a
whispered
conversation
in
which
an
assassination
attempt
on a
redoubtable
African
leader,
named
Zuwanie
(Earl
Cameron),
is
planned
during
his
future
visit
to
the
UN.
Secret
service
agent
Tobin
Keller
(Penn)
is
assigned
to
provide
security
for
Zuwanie
on
the
forthcoming
trip,
and
conducts
an
investigation
when
Silvia
explains
what
she
has
heard.
He
quickly
discovers
that
Silvia
has
a
lengthy,
troubled
past
as a
citizen
from
the
same
country
as
Zuwanie,
and
immediately
doubts
her
story.
A
series
of
frantic,
fast-paced
set
pieces
ensue,
with
Pollack
beautifully
capturing
the
architectural
wonder
of
the
UN,
and
staging
some
breathtaking
scenes
all
over
the
city.
Much
has
been
made
of
THE
INTERPRETER'S
status
as
the
first
film
to
be
shot
inside
the
UN,
and
it's
to
Pollack's
credit
that
he
wasn't
overawed
by
such
a
prospect.
Making
full
use
of
the
building,
the
director
highlights
the
hustle
and
bustle
of a
typical
day
at
the
UN,
while
also
shooting
eerily
silent
late
night
scenes
among
the
famous
halls
and
corridors.
As
Pollack
piles
on
the
tension,
Penn
and
Kidman
deliver
exemplary
performances
alongside
a
prodigious
supporting
cast,
who
do
justice
to
an
intelligently
written
plot
designed
to
keep
viewers
guessing
right
up
until
the
final
moments
of
the
film.
Rated
PG-13
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of
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