Caron has very little to do, and Ullman is given an underwritten part. Both actresses do their best with what they're given. Piccoli and Arbatt are both good, as is the supporting cast. None of the performances are exceptional. Neither are any of the competent technical aspects of the film.
Dangerous Moves is sort of the Swiss equivalent of a TV movie.
It seems to be saying something, but really isn't about anything at all. I doubt if anyone will be offended or bored by it, but I also doubt if anyone will be moved or intellectually stimulated by it. A distinct lack of passion, or even real interest, on the part of the filmmakers cripples Dangerous Moves . As the winner of the Acadamy Award this year, Dangerous Moves is likely to get the normal kind of release afforded to prestige foreign films, which means a month or so in big cities' specialty theaters and a week or two in smaller cities theaters. I would not count on it becoming a staple in revival theaters.