Malpertuis (DVD) USED john schlesinger halfhearted entreaties--they are all communicated

halfhearted entreaties--they are all communicated while the viewer looks just at the back of Karina's sleek black bob and Labarthe's scruffy hair

One-part survival horror

Sue Lloyd (The Bitch) and Gordon Jackson (The Great Escape)

leaving the smitten sovereign feeling blue

Malpertuis (DVD) USED john schlesinger halfhearted entreaties--they are all communicatedAs a weary sailor named Jan (Matthieu Carrire) sets foot on dry land, he is mysteriously abducted and awakens in the isolated mansion of Malpertuis. There, he is reunited with his sister Nancy (Susan Hampshire) and an eclectic group of distant relatives, each summoned by his dying uncle Quentin Cassavius (Orson Welles). Cassavius wishes to will all of his heirs an equal portion of his fortune. However, in return, each must honor his dying request: