Can Schalcken save his love, Rose, from the clutches of a ghastly suitor before it is too late?Can Schalcken save his love, Rose, from the clutches of a ghastly suitor before it is too late?Can Schalcken save his love, Rose, from the clutches of a ghastly suitor before it is too late?
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- TriviaVincent Price was a front runner for The Narrator. Peter Cushing was offered the part but rejected the project as distasteful.
- Goofs14 minutes in, as Schalcken abandons his painting and walks towards Rose, Jeremy Clyde's footsteps on the floor are not in synch with the footsteps we hear.
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Narrator - Lefanu: In short, Schalcken was in love... as much as a Dutchman can be.
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Music by John Bull
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A price to be paid
The young lover of a student artist in 17th century Holland is spirited away in marriage by her guardian to a grim, wealthy suitor. Years pass, and the student becomes successful, but then he finds her again ...
A strange, cold story, with a fabulously eerie climax. Shot with all eyes on recreating the image of Dutch interiors, still lifes and portraits from the era, and very spare with the dialogue. I did feel the lovers' relationship should have been given more substance, but the performances are excellent, and the psychology of the protagonist is deep and not easy to understand. The outstanding theme is the treatment of women as objects, but the message is complex and rounded out with inevitable terror as life's betrayals and compromises accumulate.
Pace is a little slow and solemn. Music is harpsichord, sometimes contrasting in mood with what's on screen.
Overall, very interesting and the scene in the vault is a good 'un.
A strange, cold story, with a fabulously eerie climax. Shot with all eyes on recreating the image of Dutch interiors, still lifes and portraits from the era, and very spare with the dialogue. I did feel the lovers' relationship should have been given more substance, but the performances are excellent, and the psychology of the protagonist is deep and not easy to understand. The outstanding theme is the treatment of women as objects, but the message is complex and rounded out with inevitable terror as life's betrayals and compromises accumulate.
Pace is a little slow and solemn. Music is harpsichord, sometimes contrasting in mood with what's on screen.
Overall, very interesting and the scene in the vault is a good 'un.
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