{"id":8274,"date":"2017-02-25T08:40:46","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T14:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=8274"},"modified":"2017-02-24T21:24:23","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T03:24:23","slug":"belated-movie-reviews-154","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2017\/02\/25\/belated-movie-reviews-154\/","title":{"rendered":"Belated Movie Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bluebeard<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (1944), set in Paris, has horrid musical accompaniment, a jarring mismatch of delicate French accents mixed with broad American Midwestern accents, and a wretched visual presentation due to the age of the film. Sometimes the audio reels drunkenly as the film wandered a little off-kilter through the projector. And the monologue at the end is, perhaps, more detailed than I strictly needed.<\/p>\n

And we enjoyed it.<\/p>\n

This is a John Carradine vehicle, and while today we may view him as one of the creepy patriarchs of horror films, he was a Shakespearean trained actor, and it shows in this film, as he takes his time in his role and develops a real, ultimately creepy character; the supporting cast, of whom I’ve never heard, were also nearly as good.<\/p>\n

But it is Carradine, so this is a horror movie. Bluebeard<\/em> is the name applied to a mysterious murderer, killing young women and throwing them in the Seine for the police to find. Carradine plays a puppeteer with a sideline as a painter; presently we learn that he painted a portrait of a woman, mad with fever, under his care, and the painting has won a major prize. But for the moment, he’s looking for a tailor to clothe his newest generation of puppets.<\/p>\n

Unlike many of these old horror movies, there are motivations and subplots unexpected. The s\u00fbret\u00e9<\/a> find that clues are sparse, but they are merely a paintbrush away from the killer, yet one little stitch could give the game away, both in the story and this review. A dealer is bilking the painter; the painter no longer wishes to paint in any case, but the lure of independence beckons; what can it all mean?<\/p>\n

And the opera singing by the marionettes – my Arts Editor muttered, “They’re virtuosos!”<\/p>\n

Perhaps not quite Recommended<\/strong><\/em>, but definitely worth your time if you’re inclined towards Carradine, horror, or just old films.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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