Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue

LOVE and MURDER are the two consuming passions of the Rue Morgue!

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Release Date

7/21/1971

Runtime

87 mins

Overview

In turn-of-the-century Paris, Cesar Charron owns a theater at the Rue Morgue where he performs the titular play with his wife, Madeleine Charron, who suffers dreadful nightmares. When several murders by acid connect to Cesar, the prime suspect of Inspector Vidocq would be Cesar's former partner, Rene Marot.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A shadowy Parisian mystery that blurs the line between theatrical performance and real-world horror, where a theater owner and his haunted wife become entangled in a web of acid murders tied to a long-buried past. The film wraps you in atmospheric dread as it peels back layers of guilt and obsession.

Mood

Dread-soakedUnsettlingMelancholic

Themes

ObsessionBetrayalRevenge

Tone

Operatic

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

PainterlyHigh-contrast

Structure

Framed flashback

Heads up

Graphic violence

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