Rent Schalcken the Painter (1979)
3.7 of 5 from 69 ratings
1h 10min
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- Synopsis:
- An aspiring young painter falls for his patron's niece but forsakes love for ambition when a ghoulish stranger demands her for himself. Adapted from the chilling ghost story by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, 'Schalcken the Painter' weaves a fictional tale of terror around the work of real life seventeenth-century Dutch painter, Godfried Schalcken.
- Actors:
- Jeremy Clyde, Maurice Denham, Cheryl Kennedy, John Justin, Anne Tirard, Anthony Sharp, Val Penny, Roy Evans, Eric Francis, Charles Gray, Victor Dear, Rosemary Jenner, Amanda Carlson, Helena Clayton, Charles Stewart
- Directors:
- Leslie Megahey
- Writers:
- Paul Humfress, Sheridan Le Fanu, Leslie Megahey
- Studio:
- BFI Video
- Genres:
- Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/11/2013
- Run Time:
- 70 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The Pit (Edward Abraham, 1962,27 mins): experimental gothic short, adapted from Edgar Allen Poe's 'The Pit and the Pendulum'
- Original production sketches for 'The Pit'
- The Pledge (Digby Rumsey, 1981,21 mins): three criminals pledge to free the soul of their friend from his gibbeted corpse in this short film based on 'The Highwaymen' by Lord Dunsany
- Look Into the Dark (2013,39 mins): interviews with director/writer/ producer Leslie Megahey and director of photography John Hooper on the making of Schalcken the Painter
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Reviews (2) of Schalcken the Painter
Compelling slice of period horror - Schalcken the Painter review by TE
The strength of this BBC film lies in the brilliantly created Dutch interiors. This captures the feel of the Dutch Masters' paintings, and provides a suitably claustrophobic and uptight atmosphere.
The dialogue is sparse but looks speak volumes at every turn.
A clever adaptation of a Sheridan LeFanu classic.
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Great and ghoulish film - Schalcken the Painter review by CD
There is plenty of great detail in the Dutch painting interiors, reminiscent of that other fine film “Girl with a pearl earring” (2003). The film takes a turn towards the dark with the arrival of the strange suitor but I like the way that the plot did not go an obvious route with the jilted young painter. There are also some clever small details that add some extra mystery later on. Good acting, good plot, scary at times, overall highly recommended.
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