Malpertuis

Malpertuis

If you expect to get out alive... you must be dreaming.

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Release Date

6/2/1972

Runtime

125 mins

Overview

Malpertuis is the name of an old, rambling mansion which is in reality a labyrinth where characters from Greek mythology are imprisoned by the bedridden Cassavius. He manages to keep them, as well as his nephew and niece, prisoners even after his death, through a binding testament. As Jan, the nephew, unravels the mystery, he discovers that he cannot escape the house because Malpertuis is far more significant than he was led to believe.

Status

Released

Original Language

Dutch

Budget

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Revenue

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A hallucinatory descent into a decaying mansion where the laws of reality bend and mythology bleeds into the mundane. This is a film that traps you alongside its characters, refusing easy escape or coherent explanation.

Mood

UnsettlingDread-soakedClaustrophobic

Themes

MortalityObsession

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

PainterlyFormalistDesaturated

Structure

Single location

Heads up

Body horror

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