Wed 28 Sept Screen Gems, £5
“It is one of the most frightening of movies, with one of the most unforgettable of villains, and on both of those scores it holds up … well after four decades.” Roger Ebert, The Chicago Sun Times
This is the stuff of nightmares! The story concerns evil preying on innocents, with Robert Mitchum as the murderous preacher who must elicit from 2 young children where the proceeds of a robbery have been hidden. Charles Laughton never directed again after the movie was very poorly received on release but history has decreed it an enduring masterpiece. The distincive expressionistic style (filmed in black and white, with bizarre shadows, stylized dialogue, distorted perspectives, surreal sets, and odd camera angles) is key to its enduring power, leading to it featuring in a list of “100 Scariest Movies” as well as ranking number 2 in a Cahiers du Cinema list of “The Most Beautiful Films”.
Join us for good company and the chance to share thoughts about the movie afterwards in guided discussion.
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