freudian sickness - The Red House (1947) Discussion

[–] taylorje 16 years ago

The book is quite different from the movie. The eerieness and suspense are lacking. In the book, Ellen had an affair years earlier with the married owner of the Red House. A daughter was born of that union, referred to as Ellen's "shame." The daughter grew up, married, and died in childbirth. She was Meg's mother. So Pete was really Meg's great-uncle.

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[–] rayincumbria 11 years ago

That was interesting...

as the film progressed I was trying to guess the outcome, the secret.. and that was (OK, one of the several ) things I guessed.
Other ideas were.. It was a sort of Jane Eyre.. Pete's ex wife was holed up there, mad, and that Meg was their daughter. As we realised the place was deserted, (and what I thought was a boat house, not an ice house)became important, I moved more to a Rebecca steal (she - Pete's wife - was dead in there, caught, by Pete, having an affair).. still Meg was his daughter.. or maybe some doubt about that...
Thanks for the post.

few visible scars

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[–] rayincumbria 11 years ago

That was interesting...

as the film progressed I was trying to guess the outcome, the secret.. and that was (OK, one of the several ) things I guessed.
Other ideas were.. It was a sort of Jane Eyre.. Pete's ex wife was holed up there, mad, and that Meg was their daughter. As we realised the place was deserted, (and what I thought was a boat house, not an ice house)became important, I moved more to a Rebecca steal (she - Pete's wife - was dead in there, caught, by Pete, having an affair).. still Meg was his daughter.. or maybe some doubt about that...
Thanks for the post.

few visible scars

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[–] Xcalat3 15 years ago

its a shame the pacing is not so good

that's why its not a true classic (whatever that means)

6/10

When there's no more room in hell, The dead will walk the earth...

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[–] PoppyTransfusion 9 years ago

I would love to see a remake made by Lynch

At a slight tangent, Julie London as Tibby reminded me of Sheryl Lee in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. So Lynch might have been suitable to direct a remake.

A bird sings and the mountain's silence deepens.

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