Badger’s Paw, The

A contemporary fairy tale. Robert, an aspiring filmmaker, isn’t getting laid. His live-in lover of three years, Susan, has lost her desire for him. He attempts to rectify the situation by employing a Celtic anti-frigidity spell. Susan becomes more mysterious, inspiring jealousy in her spouse. Desperate to find out whether Susan is cheating, Robert places her under video surveillance. Upon viewing the footage he sees his lover making love to an elderly man. What Robert discovers, at a devastating personal cost, is the impossibility of ever conrolling or even knowing another person.