positively chilly in its withdrawn
mood. Jake’s house is little more
than a few walls, a swimming pool
and a set of steps in the garden
that lead nowhere, an unfinished
Dali painting rendered in three
dimensions. It’s a striking case of
a film’s production design play-
ing a key role in its storytelling, as
the incomplete physical environ-
ment Dafne/Kitty finds herself in
reflects the reset conscience she’s
attempting to rebuild.
What’s most interesting about
You Go to My Head is also its most
frustrating element. You’re never
quite sure whose side de Clercq
wants you to take. While his treat-
ment of Dafne is despicable, Jake
is never portrayed as posing any
kind of physical threat to her,
and there’s a tragic sympathy to
his loneliness. Conversely, Dafne
seems a little sinister, and there
are suggestions that if she does
recover her memories, she may
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