Inexorable (4 Stars)

This is the fifth film in the Stuttgart Fantasy Film Festival Nights.

I didn't look up the meaning of inexorable until after the film was over. It means unstoppable.

Marcel Bellmer is a well known author. Most of his fame comes from his first novel, a love story called "Inexorable". His subsequent novels have been less successful. His wife Jeanne has recently inherited an enormous country mansion from her father. The size is just ridiculous. There are many, many rooms on three floors, and extensive woodland that belongs to the property. It's much too big for Marcel, Jeanne and their young daughter Lucie. The upkeep costs alone must be immense.

A young woman called Gloria arrives in the nearby village and walks past the property. She finds Lucie's dog and brings him back to the mansion. Gloria becomes close friends with Sophie, then with the rest of the family. She becomes the maid, but we soon see that she has secrets. She's obsessed with Marcel, and has read all his books. She tries to split the family up by seducing Marcel.

This is a masterful psychological thriller. It reminds me of "Fatal Attraction", even though it has a different premise.