FiLmS Full: Malpertuis (1971) Harry Kümel

Malpertuis (1971) aka The Legend of Doom House

Genre: Arthouse | Surrealist
Director: Harry Kümel
Country: France | Belgium | West Germany
Language: Dutch
Subtitles: English, French (.srt files)
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.85:1
Length: 120mn
File: Dvdrip Xvid Avi - 720x384 - 25fps - 1.36gb

Cast:
Orson Welles, Susan Hampshire, Michel Bouquet, Mathieu Carrière, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Daniel Pilon, Walter Rilla, Dora van der Groen, Charles Janssens, Sylvie Vartan

Description:
Malpertuis is a labyrinth where characters issued from the Greek mythology are made prisoners by Cassavius. He manages to keep them (as well as his nephew and niece) as prisoners even after his death, through a binding testament. As the nephew unravels the mystery, we find out he cannot escape the house because Malpertuis is far more significant than we were led to believe.

Based on a novel by Jean Ray, Malpertuis is a "haunted" house, unescapable by those who live in it. Characters hiding their true nature, disguised as a "family" to which sailor Jean-Jacques returns unwillingly. Susan Hampshire plays 3 different characters beautifully, and Orson Welles is the perfect actor to play the dominating shadow. The film has an unreal, nightmarish atmosphere, and goes far beyond the scope of the book. Malpertuis is a labyrinth whose secrets are kept behind locked doors, and reveals itself as the film reaches its climax. We come to realize that the mind has as many labyrinths as the house itself. Full of mythology, dimly lit and spooky as dreams use to be ("what is life but a dream?"), Malpertuis is a cult.

IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067386/