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And Soon the Darkness (1970)

Horror | 94 minutes
3,42 49 votes

Genre: Horror / Thriller

Duration: 94 minuten

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Robert Fuest

Stars: Pamela Franklin, Michele Dotrice and Sandor Elès

IMDb score: 6,6 (4.928)

Releasedate: 10 September 1970

And Soon the Darkness plot

"Remember the way Hitchcock kept you on the edge of your seat...?"

Two English girls go cycling on holiday in France, but they lose each other on a notorious part of the road. A psychopath kidnaps Cathy. Jane is left alone and she doesn't know who to trust...

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Bottleneck

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A calm little thriller; I quite enjoyed the back-and-forth switching between the same locations and characters. A few moments were made reasonably suspenseful, although it could have been a bit shorter. This is because the disappearance starts quite quickly, making it almost impossible to maintain the suspense until the climax. It is a shame that it is too obvious that the guy on the scooter is supposedly the culprit, but because everyone is acting suspiciously, it remains sufficiently interesting.

It is not a groundbreaking story, but the French language and the rest of the execution are fine, especially towards the halfway point of the film, such as a few close-ups of eyes and the shot of the rain starting on the window washing away the grime. By the way, the disappearance and the light atmosphere reminded me of *Spoorloos*.

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Brix

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Gripping story, slow to build; but with a constant, agonizing tension.

The music contributes a lot to this, except for the terrible opening and closing tunes, which absolutely do not fit.

I had hoped I wouldn't have to hear that again at the end, because it's a mood killer.

Very strong acting from the entire cast.

Michele Dotrice, whom I have actually rarely seen in anything other than the comedy series "Some Mothers do 'Ave 'Em" as Betty Spencer, comes across as very sexy here.

The story, set in a desolate environment, leads you astray several times.

4*, but very thick ones.

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pjmj

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A very atmospheric, slow-paced thriller. I didn't mind that the film was slow, as it gave me the time to take everything in very carefully. Particularly scary characters and very well-chosen, ominous filming locations ensure that an eerie atmosphere hangs continuously. The razor-sharp images and rich, yet very natural colors of the restored film on the Blu-ray from the "Vintage Classics" series by studiocanal.co.uk (with English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing) provided immense viewing pleasure.

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