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The Corpse (1971)

Drama | 91 minutes
2,83 9 votes

Genre: Drama / Thriller

Duration: 91 minuten

Alternative titles: Crucible of Horror / The Velvet House

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Viktors Ritelis

Stars: Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Gough and Sharon Gurney

IMDb score: 5,2 (1.301)

Releasedate: 10 November 1971

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The Corpse plot

A woman and her daughter murder the domineering and sadistic patriarch of the family, who then returns from the dead. Or not?

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The Corpse deals with a family drama of the kind that perhaps often plays out behind the closed doors of bourgeois English provincial towns. A conflictual situation surrounding an extremely snobbish older man (Michael Cough in a strong role). An ice-cold, emotionless pompous man who confuses economic success with personal happiness and rules a tyrannical household. The family further consists of his depressed wife, who suffers under his lovelessness and sarcasm, and his subservient son, who is a faithful reflection of his father.

And then there is the rebellious daughter Jane, who, along with the father figure, is the most interesting character in the film. Jane is not allowed to go out or have a boyfriend, is controlled by her father in everything she does, must constantly justify herself, and endure scathing criticism. Jane resists the narrow-mindedness and tyranny, and this is not appreciated by her father.

The women are having a hard time. Given the hell in which the women live, the decision to make the father disappear seems nothing more than justified. What follows is a scenario that unfolds differently than planned, features a number of surprising plot twists, but unfortunately lacks the gripping impact it should have. It fails to become suspenseful or compelling. For that, the direction is somewhat too static, the plot twists lack flair, the psychological chill doesn't truly blossom, and the actions are portrayed too stiffly and clumsily. It is all a bit tame and restrained.

And that is a shame, because the final conclusion is a particularly beautiful one. And a particularly terrible one, for that matter. A particularly diabolical one, even. An ending in which the truly terrible consequences of the story are revealed. That beautiful conclusion deserved a more exciting build-up.

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