Metroland Perfidia, the frustrations of bourgeoise morality.......

An overlooked film in America, METROLAND is a masterful portrayal of the dynamics of fantasy and relationships; youth, seeking the worlds of their dreams, returning to their once-loathed programming and the pitiable reconciliation through conventional mediocrity. The ever-complex Emily Watson, staight-from-the-heart Elsa Zylberstein and enigmatically sly Lee Ross surround Christian Bale under the brilliant direction of the highly under-rated TV director, Philip Saville, seemingly guided by the ghosts of Ingmar Bergman and John Cassavetes in a modern-day interpretation of Flaubert's SENTIMENTAL EDUCATION and MADAME BOVARY.