Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. In this freudian version of the bluebeard tale, a young, trustfunded new yorker goes to mexico on vacation before marrying an old friend whom she considers a safe choice for a husband. If the young lady played by joan bennett in secret beyond the door were a little. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing secret beyond the door near you. Overview of secret beyond the door, 1948, directed by fritz lang, with joan bennett, michael redgrave, anne revere, at turner classic movies. May 16th, 2006 not yet rated 1 hr 38 min plot summary.
Read the full synopsis of secret beyond the door, 1948, directed by fritz lang, with joan bennett, michael redgrave, anne revere, at turner classic movies. Apr 10, 20 secret beyond the door is a strange movie which doesnt entirely work, yet i nonetheless liked it quite well. So glad to see a clear copy of this film although the movie has its flaws, it holds your interest and joan bennetts clothes by travis banton are really something to. Film critic roger ebert gave the movie 1 star out of 4, calling it scary trash. Hellman, robert barrett and starring juliet mills, richard johnson, gabriele lavia. Secret beyond the door 1948 the movie database tmdb. Secret beyond the door 1947 subtitles opensubtitles. Bennett plays spoiled socialite celia, who falls recklessly in love with the handsome but emotionally complex mark lamphere michael redgrave, in his first american film. The opening of the secret beyond the door promises a most unusual and intriguing cinematic experience. Sep 19, 2019 celia always seems to be poking around through dark rooms and secret doors, half the scenes at the lamphere mansion show the grounds wreathed in fog, characters back stories involve parental cruelty and natural disasters and psychological trauma. Secret beyond the door 1948 fantastic movie musings. Thats during the earlier parts of the movie, when mysterious hands reach out to touch shoulders in darkened rooms, and it turns out its just the. Joan bennett, michael redgrave, anne revere 99 min. Stars joan bennett and michael redgrave are pretty stiff, and the romance never quite blossoms, but there is decent suspense to be had in the movie s middle.
Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Secret beyond the door 1947 fritz lang, joan bennett, michael redgrave, anne revere, drama, filmnoir, mystery july 2, 2017 in this freudian version of the bluebeard tale, a young, trustfunded new yorker goes to mexico on vacation before marrying an old friend whom she considers a safe choice for a husband. After a whirlwind courtship with, and impulsive marriage to, architect mark lamphere michael redgrave, heiress celia joan bennett journeys to his unusually designed home to meet his distrusting family, and to uncover shocking circumstances about the demise of his first wife. Released 1948, secret beyond the door stars joan bennett, michael redgrave, anne revere the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. Written by rufus king story and silvia richards screenplay. Secret beyond the door is a 1948 film noir thriller directed by fritz lang, starring joan bennett and michael redgrave worldweary heiress celia barrett bennett impulsively marries a stranger, architect mark lamphere redgrave. Secret beyond the door 1948 fantastic movie musings and. Fritz langs creepy and atmospheric psychological thriller, secret beyond the door 1948, faces just one major obstacle that prevents it from being a completely satisfying film experience. High resolution spanish movie poster image for secret beyond the door. Secret beyond the door 1947 directed by fritz lang. The newlyweds have a blissful honeymoon until a harmless prank by celia locking mark out of her bedroom evokes a strange response from. Stars joan bennett and michael redgrave are pretty stiff, and the romance never quite blossoms, but there is decent suspense to be had in the movies middle.
A playgirl joan bennett marries a stranger michael redgrave whose quirks include a hangup about murder. Secret beyond the door 1948 stream and watch online. Approved, 1 h 39 min joan bennett, michael redgrave, anne revere, barbara oneil director. We like many other devoted fans could write a book about these paths through secret beyond the doorbut langs cinema also invites a less abstract, less cerebral response, mixing interpretation with playful free reassociation of its rich store of elements.
The secret beyond the door 1948 with joan bennett director fritz lang duration. In this horror thriller, juliet mills is a recordproducers wife who becomes pregnant after she has an affair with a complete stranger. In this freudian version of the bluebeard tale, a young, trustfunded new yorker goes to mexico on vacation before marrying an old friend whom she considers a safe. Secret beyond the door is a pretty blatant rebecca ripoff, but langs version has a salacious preoccupation with murder and is full of amusing psychoanalytic explanations for the same. Buy secret beyond the door movie posters from movie poster shop. Beyond the door 1974 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. After she marries him, she begins to suspect that he. Perfect plot, acting and atmosphere, far ahead of its time. May 06, 2012 the secret beyond the door 1948 with joan bennett director fritz lang duration. It seems to fall in line with other spooky old house noir titles of its era like shadow of a woman 1946, cry wolf 1947, and the two mrs. Considering the year it was made, it is quite a perverse film. The blackandwhite film noir drama is about a woman who suspects her new husband, an architect, plans to kill her. Some men destroy what they love most fritz langs psycho thriller tells the story of a woman who marries a stranger with a deadly hobby and through their love he attempts to fight off his obsessivecompulsive actions. This striking movie draws us in with tantalizing motives, possibilities and hints of logical explanations for linear events.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing house by the river secret beyond the door near you. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full. Released 1948, secret beyond the door stars joan bennett, michael redgrave, anne revere the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of. Jim cornette talks with mike mills about the feud with paul e. Unfortunately, the film doesnt live up to that promise. The image measures 2301 3306 pixels and is 1765 kilobytes large. Film noir thriller film geregisseerd door fritz lang.
This classic suspense film contains emotion, intrigue, chills, and evocative scenarios. Warner brothers sued the italian production company behind beyond the door 1974 for what they considered to be a blatant ripoff of the exorcist 1973. When a lovely woman and her new husband settle in an ancient mansion on the east coast, she discovers that he may want to kill her. To cash in on the success of beyond the door in the u. Secret beyond the door a new bride becomes obsessed. Secret beyond the door 1948 the movie crash course.
Secret beyond the door movie posters from movie poster shop. Secret beyond the door 1948 drama, filmnoir, mystery, romance, thriller usa. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the secret beyond the door. With joan bennett, michael redgrave, and paul cavanagh. Secret beyond the door is a 1947 american film noir psychological thriller and a modern updating of the bluebeard fairytale, directed by fritz lang, produced by langs diana productions, and released by universal pictures. It stars joan bennett, michael redgrave, anne revere, barbara oneil and natalie schafer. Gallery of 12 movie poster and cover images for secret beyond the door. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The case was settled in warner brothers favor with the italians forced to pay an undisclosed fee. House by the river secret beyond the door fandango. The film stars joan bennett and was produced by her husband walter wanger.
However, there she finds her dream man a handsome, mysterious stranger who spots her in a crowd. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. We like many other devoted fans could write a book about these paths through secret beyond the door but langs cinema also invites a less abstract, less cerebral response, mixing interpretation with playful free reassociation of its rich store of elements. So my guess is that this is the sequence of events that lead to this film existing. Music is by miklos rozsa and cinematography by stanley cortez.
Secret beyond the door fritz lang, 1947, exposure, pg. Bill deisle of the timesrecord also compared the film unfavorably to. Nov 09, 2019 the original trailer in high definition of beyond the door directed by ovidio g. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies. Insofar as every fritz lang film you havent seen is an undiscovered country, secret beyond the door flies high over its seemingly anonymous. And thats why, for all its psychononsense, this film has some mildly creepy. Dead of night of having a secret past, and wonders about the reason behind multiple rooms in. Due to a pact the stranger made with the devil, not only is. A playgirl joan bennett marries a stranger michael redgrave whose quirks include a hangup about. That sequence, enhanced by animation done expressly for secret beyond the door by the disney company, sets the languid, optically compelling keynote for this moody films strengths and weaknesses. When a lovely as well as wealthy heiress named celia joan bennett.
In new york, after the death of her beloved brother rick barrett paul cavanagh, his sister and heiress celia joan bennett has a brief love affair with ricks friend and administrator of the funds bob dwight james seay, and they decide to marry each other. May 10, 2017 mario and jeffy are playing hide and seek. Fritz lang, whose german expressionist movies helped create film noir, saw his disciple alfred hitchcock surge ahead of him in hollywood. Secret beyond the door is a 1947 american film noir psychological thriller and a modern updating of the bluebeard fairytale, directed by fritz lang, produced by. Secret beyond the door scrapes by in some accounts as a respectable film noir, but it is the beguiling mixture of many genreswomens melodrama, freudian case study, serial killer mystery, and allegory of the artisticcreative processthat makes it such a special and haunting oddity in the directors career. Im usually disturbed when people laugh at violencenthe audience reaction to death race 2000 was especially unsettlingnbut in a movie like beyond the door, the laughs seem almost appropriate. Truthfully the film had no ties or connections to beyond the door aside from sharing one actor, david colin jr.
Secret beyond the door ventures into some astounding arenas even for lang, who was an expert in paranoia, both of the mind and otherwise. Shortly after their marriage, celia joan bennett, suspiria begins to suspect her architect husband mark michael redgrave, dead of night of having a secret past, and wonders about the reason behind multiple rooms in his selfdesigned home, one of which is kept permanently locked. Fritz langs psycho thriller tells the story of a woman who marries a stranger with a deadly hobby and through their love he attempts to fight off his obsessivecompulsive actions. Fritz lang, the film pioneer who gave us such works as. In a matter of days they marry, honeymoon and move to his mansion, to which.
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