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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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Jan (Mathieu Carrière), |
Jan ([[Mathieu Carrière]]), a young sailor, returns to land, and while searching for his childhood home, is mysteriously abducted. He awakens in an isolated old mansion called Malpertuis, where he find himself among various relatives, including his sister Nancy ([[Susan Hampshire]]), as well as a strange taxidermist and a resident madman called Lampernisse ([[Jean-Pierre Cassel]]). The mansion turns out to be a [[labyrinth]] of corridors, staircases, and secret chambers, belonging to his family. |
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His bedridden occultist uncle Cassavius (Orson Welles) is about to divide the estate |
His bedridden occultist uncle Cassavius ([[Orson Welles]]) is about to divide the estate among his heirs, but, as it turns out, only if they commit themselves never to leave the premises. They find themselves trapped in a mystery where they enact gods from [[Greek mythology]], which Cassavius believes them to be, while anyone who tries to escape is found horribly murdered. The plot remains obscure to the end, as Jan tries to unravel the mystery, and seems to spiral into a dreamlike madness.<ref name="wwd">{{cite web|url=http://www.weirdwildrealm.com/f-malpertuis.html |title=Wild Realm Reviews: Malpertuis |work=weirdwildrealm.com |access-date=13 July 2017}}</ref> |
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==Versions== |
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The English language version of the film that premiered at the 1972 [[Cannes Film Festival]] was 100 minutes, as it had been edited by the American distributor from the original 1971 version, and retitled ''The Legend of Doom House''. It was subsequently edited further by other distributors. The [[Cinematek|Royal Belgian Film Archive]], together with director [[Harry Kümel]], worked to restore the uncut Flemish version of the film, which was released in 1973 as "the director's cut". This version is 20 minutes longer, containing |
The English language version of the film that premiered at the 1972 [[Cannes Film Festival]] was 100 minutes, as it had been edited by the American distributor from the original 1971 version, and retitled ''The Legend of Doom House''. It was subsequently edited further by other distributors. The [[Cinematek|Royal Belgian Film Archive]], together with director [[Harry Kümel]], worked to restore the uncut Flemish version of the film, which was released in 1973 as "the director's cut". This version is 20 minutes longer, containing scenes of the film which had been edited out. Although this version is more complete, the original voice of Orson Welles is missing from it.<ref name="smith02" /><ref name="wwd" /> |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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Neil Smith of |
Neil Smith of the [[BBC]] gave the film 2/5 stars, calling it "Bizarre, lurid and baffling".<ref name="smith02">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/07/05/malpertuis_1971_review.shtml |title=Movies - Malpertuis (1971) |work=[[BBC]] |access-date=13 July 2017}}</ref> Michael Barrett from ''[[PopMatters]]'' rated it 7/10 stars, calling it "ragged and dizzy, full of sharp zooms and frantic cuts."<ref name="barrett07">{{cite web |last1=Barrett |first1=Michael |title=Malpertuis|website=[[PopMatters]] |url=https://www.popmatters.com/malpertuis-2496220981.html |date=1 August 2007 |access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref> On his website ''Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings'', Dave Sindelar called it "[a] disorienting, slightly disturbing and sometimes infuriating movie"<ref name="sindelar03">{{cite web |last1=Sindelar |first1=Dave |title=The Legend of Doom House (1971) |url=https://fantasticmoviemusings.com/2015/08/05/the-legend-of-doom-house-1971/ |website=FantasticMovieMusings.com |date=5 August 2015 |access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* {{tcmdb title|82505|Malpertuis: Histoire d'une maison Maudite}} |
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Latest revision as of 22:22, 15 May 2024
Malpertuis | |
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Directed by | Harry Kümel |
Written by | Jean Ferry |
Based on | Malpertuis by Jean Ray |
Produced by | Paul Laffargue Ritta Laffargue Pierre Levie |
Starring | Orson Welles Susan Hampshire Michel Bouquet Mathieu Carrière Jean-Pierre Cassel Daniel Pilon Walter Rilla Dora van der Groen Charles Janssens Sylvie Vartan |
Cinematography | Gerry Fisher |
Edited by | Richard Marden |
Music by | Georges Delerue |
Production companies | Artemis Film Les Productions Artistes Associés |
Distributed by | Premier Releasing |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
Countries | Belgium France West Germany |
Languages | Dutch French English |
Malpertuis (released in the US as The Legend of Doom House) is a 1971 Belgian fantasy horror film directed by Harry Kümel, based on the 1943 novel of the same name. It was selected for the official selection and was presented "in competition" at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. A Flemish "director's cut" version was released in 1973.[1][2]
Plot
[edit]Jan (Mathieu Carrière), a young sailor, returns to land, and while searching for his childhood home, is mysteriously abducted. He awakens in an isolated old mansion called Malpertuis, where he find himself among various relatives, including his sister Nancy (Susan Hampshire), as well as a strange taxidermist and a resident madman called Lampernisse (Jean-Pierre Cassel). The mansion turns out to be a labyrinth of corridors, staircases, and secret chambers, belonging to his family.
His bedridden occultist uncle Cassavius (Orson Welles) is about to divide the estate among his heirs, but, as it turns out, only if they commit themselves never to leave the premises. They find themselves trapped in a mystery where they enact gods from Greek mythology, which Cassavius believes them to be, while anyone who tries to escape is found horribly murdered. The plot remains obscure to the end, as Jan tries to unravel the mystery, and seems to spiral into a dreamlike madness.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Orson Welles as Cassavius
- Susan Hampshire as Nancy / Euryale / Alice (Alecto) / Nurse / Charlotte
- Michel Bouquet as Dideloo
- Mathieu Carrière as Jan
- Jean-Pierre Cassel as Lampernisse
- Daniel Pilon as Mathias Crook
- Walter Rilla as Eisengott
- Dora van der Groen as Sylvie Dideloo
- Charles Janssens as Philarette
- Sylvie Vartan as Bets
Versions
[edit]The English language version of the film that premiered at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival was 100 minutes, as it had been edited by the American distributor from the original 1971 version, and retitled The Legend of Doom House. It was subsequently edited further by other distributors. The Royal Belgian Film Archive, together with director Harry Kümel, worked to restore the uncut Flemish version of the film, which was released in 1973 as "the director's cut". This version is 20 minutes longer, containing scenes of the film which had been edited out. Although this version is more complete, the original voice of Orson Welles is missing from it.[4][3]
Reception
[edit]![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (July 2018) |
Neil Smith of the BBC gave the film 2/5 stars, calling it "Bizarre, lurid and baffling".[4] Michael Barrett from PopMatters rated it 7/10 stars, calling it "ragged and dizzy, full of sharp zooms and frantic cuts."[5] On his website Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings, Dave Sindelar called it "[a] disorienting, slightly disturbing and sometimes infuriating movie"[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Malpertuis". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "25ème Festival International du Film - Cannes". cinema-francais.fr (in French). Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Wild Realm Reviews: Malpertuis". weirdwildrealm.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Movies - Malpertuis (1971)". BBC. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Barrett, Michael (1 August 2007). "Malpertuis". PopMatters. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Sindelar, Dave (5 August 2015). "The Legend of Doom House (1971)". FantasticMovieMusings.com. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
External links
[edit]- 1971 films
- 1971 horror films
- 1970s avant-garde and experimental films
- 1970s fantasy films
- West German films
- Belgian avant-garde and experimental films
- Belgian horror films
- Belgian fantasy films
- 1970s Dutch-language films
- English-language Belgian films
- English-language French films
- English-language German films
- 1970s French-language films
- Films scored by Georges Delerue
- Films directed by Harry Kümel
- Films based on Belgian novels
- Films based on classical mythology
- Films based on horror novels
- Films set in country houses
- French supernatural horror films
- Surrealist films
- 1970s supernatural horror films
- Films shot in Bruges
- Films shot in Belgium
- 1971 multilingual films
- Belgian multilingual films
- French multilingual films
- German multilingual films
- 1970s French films