Inheritance is no simple tale of an older mans lust for a younger girl. It is an evocative drama that examines Jungs controversial Electra complex beneath the shifting lights of post modern society. When Kirster returns to Poland after a twenty year absence he is in for a few surprises. The city itself is metamorphosing- everywhere the crusty old socialist skin is being replaced by shiny new surfaces. Kirsters old school friend Grzegorz is a successful ophthalmologist, and gay. The old butchers shop, now a sex shop, sells live flesh in two dimensional form in lieu of dead meat. When Kirster is introduced to a young nurse Eva , he feels himself powerfully drawn to her youthful beauty. A nascent love revitalises Kirster in ways he thought unimaginable....that is until the truth of Eva's identity is revealed. With accomplished director Edward Poremby at the helm the narrative remains tight and tense and never strays off the mark. The action is presented without any reflection or moral pronouncement, leaving the audience to guess the couples feelings. Hemingway believed that a good story was like an iceberg, the text itself, what is interpreted by the eye, represents a tiny fragment of the story, the bulk of the narrative lies beneath the surface of the words. In the case of Inheritance, Porembny's deft direction has all the hallmarks of a deep sea diver. He has plunged into the dark depths of this story time and again, and dredged up images that tantalise audiences with a sense that the truth lies beneath the surface following their revelation. The film certainly marks Porembny as a man to watch in the future.
Karen Cooper- Capricorn Stage and Screen Directions Evan Mallony