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      Malpertuis

      1972 1h 50m Horror Fantasy List
      Reviews 65% Audience Score 250+ Ratings A sailor (Mathieu Carrière) discovers his uncle is capturing dying Greek gods and sewing them into human flesh. Read More Read Less

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      Antonio Lara El Pais (Spain) The result is rather mediocre... [Full review in Spanish] Feb 6, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Beautiful work of Art a dreamlike voyage beyond time and space--Mesmerizing and Unique!! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Harry Kumel's fantasy is certainly one of the strangest movies ever made, an entertaining oddity that must be seen to be believed. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Un veritable film d'ambiance, pesant et etrange ! L'atmosphere irreelle developpee par le realisateur nous happe vraiment et donne tout son charme a cette adaptation du livre de Jean Ray. Au niveau des acteurs,en plus de l'excellent Orson Welles, on peut noter les apparitions de Sylvie Vartan et, tres breve, de Johnny Hallyday (surprenant, non ? Oo). Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the weirdest and best haunted house movies out there. Think Hammer Horror as realized by Wojciech Has. It also has Orson Welles in it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member A sailor is taken to Malpertuis, a strange estate ruled by a sickly Cassavius (Orson Welles) from his bed; when Cassavius dies, the odd provisions of his will prod the bizarre residents into conflict. A collection of sometimes brilliant scenes that appears to be building to some kind of mystical revelation, but always pulls back just when things start to get interesting, and ends with a frustrating "dream inside a dream" climax. It was a flop that cut Harry Kumel's promising directorial career short; he claims that the problem was editorial butchering by United Artists, but the 120 minute director's cut is unsatisfying on its own. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member C'est comme le livre : intriguant, mysterieux et pesant. Mais c'est aussi assez moche et tres mal joue. L'oeuvre de Jean Ray de meritait pas ca... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A sailor (Mathieu Carrière) discovers his uncle is capturing dying Greek gods and sewing them into human flesh.
      Director
      Harry Kumel
      Screenwriter
      Jean Ferry
      Genre
      Horror, Fantasy
      Original Language
      Dutch
      Runtime
      1h 50m