Anglicised aristocrat arriving by boat at her cottage in an outfit worthy of Captain Hook. So vicious that he punches, drags and then rapes her with perfect indifference, Mr. Roth gives the sequence all the nastiness it requires. And Ms. Lange, who has occasional dazzling moments here, displays great dignity mixed with raw, barely contained emotion. It’s a scene that calls for cowboy justice, for the loner who avenges affronts and defends his loved ones’ honor.
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