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Robert WiseForgatókönyvíró:
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Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, Fay Compton, Rosalie Crutchley, Lois Maxwell, Diane Clare, Ronald Adam, Verina Greenlaw (több)Streaming (2)
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Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity. With him are the skeptical young Luke, who stands to inherit the house, the mysterious and clairvoyant Theodora and the insecure Eleanor, whose psychic abilities make her feel somehow attuned to whatever spirits inhabit the old mansion. As time goes by it becomes obvious that they have gotten more than they bargained for as the ghostly presence in the house manifests itself in horrific and deadly ways. (forgalmazó hivatalos szövege)
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Probably even the Lumière brothers with the first film ever wanted to scare the audience. It stuck with the filmmaking industry since then and in every decade, we get to see how far films would go to frighten their viewers. With The Haunting I was really curious about that. The premise was more than good. However, it is apparent that we live in a completely different time now, because what happens in the film had little to do with haunting, yet the atmosphere was still quite good. It’s a pity that the main character was so snobbish, and the professor was waltzing through the house as if he didn’t give a fuck about the ghosts.
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I watch old horror movies in self-denial, but this one was able to justify its cult status. Given the year it was made, it’s almost surprisingly scary and something that no horror fan should miss. It’s also one of those films that relies on the fact that we’re afraid of things we can’t see. The Haunting will not show you any monsters, but you’ll surely be scared. Brilliant.
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I have two criticisms: 1) It's long. 110 minutes is too much, particularly because the real "scares" don't kick in until half an hour before the end. The rest of the runtime is taken up with long-winded dialogues about nothing, or about the main character’s relationship with her mother. Freud would surely be pleased. And 2) The main character is solidly deranged, but unfortunately to such an extreme (whiny monologues) that it destroys any sort of viewer empathy. I’m giving it a better three stars, noting that I still crave to see Robert Wise’s films. There was something to that gentleman.
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Photo © 1963 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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