Malpertuis (uncut)

Malpertuis Poster
Original Title
Malpertuis
Release Year
1971
Running time
119
Director
Harry Kümel
Langue
English
Country
Belgium
Cast
Orson Welles
Susan Hampshire
Michel Bouquet
Mathieu Carrière
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Daniel Pilon
Walter Rilla
Screening date
Summary

Yann, a young sailor, returns to live in his childhood home, where his uncle Cassave is dying. Before passing away, the old man confides his last wishes regarding the legacy of Malpertuis, the house, to his relatives gathered at his bedside. When he dies, strange phenomena begin to appear in the house. What secrets lurk in the darkest corners of Malpertuis !

Our comment

Restored in 4K this year, the forgotten but no less cult Malpertuis gets a makeover. An opportunity to honor the pioneer of Belgian fantastic cinema, Harry Kümel, for his adaptation of the eponymous novel by the father of fantastic literary in our country, author Jean Ray, published in 1943.

In the presence of Harry Kümel. Screening followed by a Q&A.

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