Mary helping George get ready for the party. Mary shocked at her husbands decision to make Wendy move out of the nursery.
Mary, Wendy, John, and Michael petting the fallen Nana. Divided into chapters with such headings as “Demon,” “Inferno” and “Thrills!!!,” the film is shot in starkly beautiful black & white with elegant camera compositions. Mary, Wendy, John, and Michael watch in shock as Nana falls over. The scenario is simple to the extreme, but writer/director Keating provides enough stylistic flourishes to keep it interesting (the brief 75 minute running time doesn’t hurt). Suffice it to say that it doesn’t work out well for him. Eventually she decides to take a break from the apartment’s confines and stop by a local bar, where she meets a man (Brian Morvant) who eagerly accepts her offer to come home with her. Doris Day, James Garner and Polly Bergen star in this madcap romantic comedy about one groom, two wives, and one crazy, mixed-up honeymoon Five years after his wife Ellen (Day) is lost at sea and presumed dead, Nick (Garner) is finally ready to get. She becomes even more unhinged when she comes upon a room with a locked door that she cannot open. Psychothriller, D 2020 - Ein Film von Gnther Brandl - Mit Gnther Brandl, Tari Ritter, Melody Bayer, Yvette Costeau, Oliver T. The film begins in deliciously tantalizing fashion when a young woman (Carter) is employed as a caretaker by the older “Madame” (Sean Young, always fun to see) who casually mentions that the last person who took the job jumped off the building’s balcony to her death.ĭarling, as her employer calls her, is then left alone with far too much time on her hands as she wanders through the lavishly appointed environs and begins to crumble mentally. Read More ‘Lego Batman’ Finds Its Alfred With Ralph Fiennes (Exclusive)īut as rip-offs go, it’s a well-done, memorable one. Unfortunately, Darling‘s all too evident derivativeness feels less like homage than rip-off.
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The film is being showcased in the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Scary Movies series and is scheduled for a theatrical release via Screen Media Films early next year.Īctually, the film’s most obvious influence is not the Stephen King novel/Stanley Kubrick film but rather Roman Polanski’s Repulsion, with more than a touch of The Tenant thrown in for good measure.
Featuring a tremendous performance by Lauren Ashley Carter as the newly hired caretaker of an old-world New York City mansion who goes bonkers (what, she never saw The Shining?), Darling is a stylishly audacious effort that, while it may be a bit too rarified for general horror fans, signals its director as a talent to watch. Posted at the outset of Mickey Keating’s ( Pod) horror film is the warning “This film contains flashing lights and hallucinatory images,” and it must be given credit for making good on its word.
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