two thing haunt you throughout lintrus ( the intruder ) represent who the intruder and be it a movie or a dream youre watch . the end be so shocking that for a while youre at a loss for an answer to either of those question . the intruder pop up a different character and different men in different circumstance who do not belong in the scene and so theyre expel from it and kindly or brutally and but often without emotional involvement . the main character and louis and be a contemptible man . he get rough way and some mean job and no heart . he need one and go after it . he have a heart transplant and afterwards decides to start a new life . can this man succeed in his quest for redemption . a guy like that could cut your throat at the drop of a hat . you know it but claire denis doesn not encourage you to judge him . occasionally and there a young russian woman a beautiful girl who seem to inhabit someplace between heaven and earth who do judge him . she may even punish him . but not denis . there the character play by beatrice dalle who want no business with him represent do not touch me and she say . but denis let this man be himself and film him in his self absorb quest . i do not know if what she film be the heart or the mind but it isn not the traditional plot basic . whatever she film and you get it in the end . you know who the intruder and you know why and more or less and and some scene come back to your mind with their full meaning . but be it a movie or a dream .