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Post by Aj_June on Apr 19, 2018 12:10:03 GMT
I happened to watch this movie a few days back. It immediately left an impression on me not just for the fact that the movie had many creepy moments but also because I had never seen a British horror movie set in French countryside. This is one of those slow burners which gets ultimately keeps you on your edge all through the second half. Granted that there are some annoying moments in the movie that kind of make you swear at the stupidity of the characters but overall the movie ends up being a great watch for the atmosphere it manages to build up amidst hot humid weather. And not to forget Pamela Franklin looks exceedingly sexy in hotpants.
7.5/10 Director : Robert Fuest
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Post by lostinlimbo on Apr 19, 2018 14:08:32 GMT
Love this slow-grinding suspense-thriller. Robert Fuest did a great job using the vivid French countryside, especially making the tranquil locations creepy and menacing during the daytime of a sunlit stretch of a lonley country road. Nothing too complicated, but the red herrings, paranoia and suspicious actions of a missing woman is effectively played out. It’s better executed than the remake.
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Post by Aj_June on Apr 20, 2018 13:34:05 GMT
Love this slow-grinding suspense-thriller. Robert Fuest did a great job using the vivid French countryside, especially making the tranquil locations creepy and menacing during the daytime of a sunlit stretch of a lonley country road. Nothing too complicated, but the red herrings, paranoia and suspicious actions of a missing woman is effectively played out. It’s better executed than the remake. Exactly. The story itself was quite plain but the total mistrust and suspicion among the characters made it quite exciting. The continental summer heat added to the uneasiness of watching this one.
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Post by simest on Apr 21, 2018 0:44:36 GMT
I agree.
Two elements for me help this film succeed:
The fact that the terror all unfolds in broad daylight under a baking sun and also the isolation of Franklin's character by the language barrier, being an outsider to the location setting of the film. I think it was very wise of the makers not to give us subtitles where French is spoken, so that those of us who don't know the language would share in Franklin's confusion, mistrust, helplessness and isolation.
The roadside sequence with Michele Dotrice is quite terrifying. Watch carefully for the subtle shadow that briefly falls over her facial close up while sun bathing with her eyes closed............
I am a big admirer of Brian Clemens as a suspense writer and would recommend his SEE NO EVIL with Mia Farrow from around the same period.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Apr 21, 2018 7:36:32 GMT
Being a big fan of Pamela Franklin I find no faults with the film. This was made under Bryan Forbes watch at EMI I believe, THE MAN WHO HAUNTED HIMSELF was another big 1970 film for him.
There is an earlier British film DONT TALK TO STRANGE MEN (1962) which has a similar plot and sense of isolation (a girl making calls at a phonebooth on an isolated road and paranoia about who may be the killer).
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