Malpertuis (1971)
- Directed by
- Harry Kümel
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film, horror film
- Country
- Germany, France, Belgium
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 45 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young sailor comes home to find himself trapped inside his family's strange and isolated mansion. He navigates a maze of odd relatives and hidden secrets while trying to understand what has happened to him.
surrealclaustrophobicdreamlikeunsettlingslow-burnmysteriousgothic
What happens
Malpertuis (released in the United States as The Legend of Doom House) is a 1972 fantasy horror film directed by Harry Kümel, and starring Orson Welles, Susan Hampshire, Michel Bouquet, Mathieu Carrière, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Daniel Pilon, and Sylvie Vartan. It follows a young sailor who, upon returning to land, awakens to find himself trapped in Malpertuis, his family's isolated labyrinthine estate. It is based on the 1943 novel of the same name by Jean Ray. Malpertuis was selected for the official selection and was presented "in competition" at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival, where it was screened in a truncated cut at the request of its distributor, United Artists. A Flemish "director's cut" version was released in 1973. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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