Directed by Jacques Tourneur. The dark streets of the city, the lonely metro, the foreign houses all feel characterized with a mysterious potency. IMDb I can't believe Lewton produced these films as the war was going on, although the Satanists were perhaps symbols for Nazis, but what does that make Jacqueline? And it wasn’t just done by male characters, but also by women as well. For…. May 9, 2011 A Golden Age of Hollywood Primer, pt. The first time I seen this was with a double bill with Out of the Past. When we meet again, you and your companions' time will be up." Though a failure at the box office, the cult status and Jean Brooks’ vampy look is what draws cinephiles to this gem. Bands on this month's show include: Attrition, Burning Gates, Byronic Sex And Exile, Hurtsfall, Zeitgeist Zero, Dawn Of Elysium, Death Party UK, Rome Burns, The Webb, The Seventh Victim, Deathtrippers, Stella Wembley, Chaos Bleak, The Glass House Museum, The Black Riders Cult, The Babylonian Tiles, Midnight Configuration. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) ★★ / ★★★★ In the past it was often the Dark Lord's pleasure to invade the minds of his victims, creating visions designed to torture them into madness. 32, A strange, sinister and ultimately melancholy descent into urban loneliness and despair, The Seventh Victim is really unlike any other movie from this era, even the other films in the Val Lewton cycle. Lewton was a producer known for quickly making "horror" movies on time and under budget, when RKO wanted to compete with the Universal monster movies. More details at Every Horror Film Made from 1895 - present, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020 Edition), Top 1000 Horror Movies (aggregated from over 40 "best of horror" lists), Every Film Available on The Criterion Channel, 1,000 Noir Films: They Shot Dark Pictures, Didn’t They? Incoherent, uncontrolled, and frequently clumsy; but also a quantum masterpiece where beauty and sublimity pop in and out of existence faster than you can measure it. Jayce Fryman 18,683 films 3,087 102 Edit, This list collects every film from the Starting List that became They Shoot Pictures Don't They's 1000 Greatest Films. There’s a shower scene that gave me very strong Psycho vibes. I'm not entirely sure just how much of it's devastating power comes solely from it's ending. The Darklord Radio Show Halovember 2020. Trying to pare down several decades worth of treasures from Hollywood’s golden age to a list of essential titles was for me virtually impossible. Hoop-tober! Only after extracting the last exquisite ounce of … Their costs and subjects might suggest something cheap and lurid, but Lewton possessed a great poetic sense and was cognizant of the fact that horror often works the best when it's suggested. It’s not a bad alternative at all to the best sullen noirs of the 40s. Produced by Val Lewton for RKO Radio Pictures, The Seventh Victim contains some imaginative sound designs which make the most routine tropes unfamiliar. 1943 Gosto como ele sugere muita coisa sem precisar pesar a mão na estilização, uma certa crueza que até contribui pra um aspecto mais mórbido de todas as resoluções. IMDb Pretty remarkable stuff for the 40s too, with that ending. The Seventh Victim (1943) External Reviews. Do you love all types of movies? Up until now, I’ve kind of been faking my orgasms for Val Lewton. With Laird Cregar, Merle Oberon, George Sanders, Cedric Hardwicke. Atmospheric, compelling, taboo. A woman in search of her missing sister uncovers a Satanic cult in New York's Greenwich Village, and finds that they may have something to do with her sibling's random disappearance. The dark streets of the city, the lonely metro, the foreign houses all feel characterized with a mysterious potency. Produced by Val Lewton for RKO Radio Pictures, The Seventh Victim contains some imaginative sound designs which make the most routine tropes unfamiliar. (updated through September 2020), letterboxd.com/anne_f_/list/1000-noir-films-they-shot-dark-pictures-didnt/. Effectively for the plot of the movie, the secret is actually her participation in a satanic…, that glittering you see there for an instant that faint shimmer or coating of glamour that fairy dust is a host of stars scattered atop a void like confectioner's sugar on a midnight blackout-forest chocolate-chocolate-chocolate cake that everyone stands around admiring or complaining about how many calories might be in it or maybe the cake is drugged or poisoned or enchanted and that would be super exciting but no one wants to be the first to be maybe drugged or poisoned or enchanted so even though it is totally safe and delicious no one eats it at the party and everyone is scared to touch it even to throw it out so the cake grows stale and it rots from…, Almost impossible to review, especially having watched it late last night and then slept on it. Remind me to tell my little sister if I ever go missing, please check the nearest Satanic cult. (updated through September 2020), letterboxd.com/anne_f_/list/1000-noir-films-they-shot-dark-pictures-didnt/. So if you can imagine, my first true foray into Noir started that faithful night in 2014. Needed much more Jacqueline and I wish it were gayer. Show All… Overall a good watch. The Leopard Man sense of society breakdown reworked into a large urban nightmare of pure desolation. This list just from the 2020 edition,…, Chris Vandenberg 1,000 films 6,486 106 Edit. Tom Conway's Dr. Judd returns from Cat People as a sleazy bestselling psychoanalyst running parapsychological experiments as party trick. Every scene in Val Lewton's eerie and desconsolate masterpiece is disturbing. "So you know nothing." Producer Val Lewton once more utilized leftover Magnificent Ambersons sets for his psychological horror piece The Seventh Victim. Praise God, Hail Satan. Overall a good watch. … Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) ★★★ / ★★★★ There’s no Hogwarts without you, Hagrid. © Letterboxd Limited. For when you want to wallow in despair. A landlady suspects her new lodger is Jack the Ripper. Weekend at Bernie's - 2.5/5. The ending is what is talked about the most, and for good reason. Satanists over the city. Which could very well be considered synonymous with death (if not physical, then death of the self). If all black & white movies disappeared tomorrow I wouldn’t even frown, tarrdigrade 1,813 films 27,599 205 Edit, If you're feeling overwhelmed, but still want to squeeze a film into your daily routine, this list is made for…, Peter Stanley 1,235 films 42,098 1312 Edit, All the films from all the editions, including those subsequently removed, presently totalling 1235. Satanists over the city. Needed much more Jacqueline and I wish it were gayer. Source data can be found via ryno731's original reddit post. You won’t be disappointed. I cloned this list from here: letterboxd.com/anne_f_/list/1000-noir-films-they-shot-dark-pictures-didnt/ and updated it through August 28 2020. "I have no secrets." Yes! Which could very well be considered synonymous with death (if not physical, then death of the self). Really love this one - a strange imperfect near-masterpiece and the directorial debut of Tourneur editor Mark Robson. Alone and out of her depth in the big city, she…. Some have found safety at a religious boarding school, some in science and psychology, some in romance, still others in a Satanic cult. the In Death series by J.D. If all black & white movies disappeared tomorrow I wouldn’t even frown, tarrdigrade 1,813 films 27,583 205 Edit, If you're feeling overwhelmed, but still want to squeeze a film into your daily routine, this list is made for…, Peter Stanley 1,235 films 42,080 1312 Edit, All the films from all the editions, including those subsequently removed, presently totalling 1235. I was like Meg Ryan in the cafe. What could have been... It’s got the right shot, evokes the right moods, but it doesn’t pull you in. © Letterboxd Limited. The Seventh Victim (1943) This review may contain spoilers. 621 films watched. The beautiful Jacqueline in the greatest femme fatale getup ever - though really that’s not at all what she is - haunts the film like a ghost - clearly marks its centre, both as the figure sought by the protagonists and as the one undergoing the true…. Directed by Mark Robson. The Seventh Victim. O maior movimento aqui é quando assume o lado mais niilista de tudo, o que evidencia a futilidade de toda a jornada e toda a comoção envolvida no resgate da Jean Brooks, transforma a encenação nesse palco de desesperança, algo que nem precisa ser dito, mas é essa apatia e indiferença da personagem que comunica tudo pro espectador. As with a few other Lewton horror joints, I find myself having a hard time wrapping my brain around all the thematic implications here, trying to figure out what it all means is impossible despite its simplicity. Report this film. The ending is what is talked about the most, and for good reason. The Seventh Victim is a 1943 American horror film noir directed by Mark Robson and starring Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Isabel Jewell, Kim Hunter, and Hugh Beaumont.Written by DeWitt Bodeen and Charles O'Neal, and produced by Val Lewton for RKO Radio Pictures, the film focuses on a young woman who stumbles on an underground cult of devil worshippers in Greenwich Village, New York … The main character Jacqueline (who still feels like the main character despite being onscreen very little and only showing up about a third of the way thru this) reveals a dangerous secret to her psychiatrist. As the protagonist plunges into her journey through the lower depths of the city, it reveals itself to be a movie that is preoccupied with the solitariness of the soul. Henry Hebert Lloyd Ingraham Tiny Jones Adia Kuznetzoff Howard M. Mitchell Marianne Mosner Patsy Nash Ottola Nesmith Eileen O'Malley Charles Phillips Betty Roadman Dewey Robinson Sarah Selby Jamesson Shade Ann Summers, 71 mins Directed by Mark Robson. A list that is trying to contain every horror film made that is not lost and is found on the…, Mark Gubarenko 1,001 films 2,773 192 Edit, List made from the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. A young woman searches for her missing sister who, unknown to her, has become involved with a group of Satan worshippers in Greenwich Village. Conway was so effortless in this and gives it just the smallest bit of hope it needs but, alas, doesn't save us from the crushing conclusion. I wish there was more to say but I just wasn't feeling it ya know. during I Walked with a Zombie, but if I’m being honest, it was all a bit of an act. The studio left Lewton largely alone because his movies made them money, even though they often had more artsy moodiness than monsters. Effectively for the plot of the movie, the secret is actually her participation in a satanic…, that glittering you see there for an instant that faint shimmer or coating of glamour that fairy dust is a host of stars scattered atop a void like confectioner's sugar on a midnight blackout-forest chocolate-chocolate-chocolate cake that everyone stands around admiring or complaining about how many calories might be in it or maybe the cake is drugged or poisoned or enchanted and that would be super exciting but no one wants to be the first to be maybe drugged or poisoned or enchanted so even though it is totally safe and delicious no one eats it at the party and everyone is scared to touch it even to throw it out so the cake grows stale and it rots from…, Almost impossible to review, especially having watched it late last night and then slept on it. 32, A strange, sinister and ultimately melancholy descent into urban loneliness and despair, The Seventh Victim is really unlike any other movie from this era, even the other films in the Val Lewton cycle. As the protagonist plunges into her journey through the lower depths of the city, it reveals itself to be a movie that is preoccupied with the solitariness of the soul. A young woman searches for her missing sister who, unknown to her, has become involved with a group of Satan worshippers in Greenwich Village. It‘s loaded with tantalising hints of sordid details which are rotting under the surface as well as holding a consortium of striking images. Jean Brooks as the breathtaking & haunted Jacqueline Gibson is perfect. Still entertaining and I wouldn’t recommend against it, but for its short runtime it doesn’t grip like it should. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. I discovered erogenous zones I didn’t even know I had. 366 weird movies [Alfred Eaker] Andre Solnikkar / medium.com; Behind the Couch [James Gracey] BobaFett1138 [Frank Veenstra] CGiii [Anderson Cutler] Cinepassion [Fernando F. Croce] Cinetarium [Jack Gattanella] Answers are hard to…. Praise God, Hail Satan. I will most likely have fallen into their clutches. You should have seen me watching it. More details at Really love this one - a strange imperfect near-masterpiece and the directorial debut of Tourneur editor Mark Robson. I also rearranged it chronologically, to…. Are you ready…. Back then, gayness was a mental disorder called 'homesexuality' and (especially if you were female, but this assumption is purely based on the statistical likelihood of being considered the legal property of others more often than men were) you could be forcibly committed in an attempt to 'cure' you. CAT PEOPLE is probably his most famous. Incoherent, uncontrolled, and frequently clumsy; but also a quantum masterpiece where beauty and sublimity pop in and out of existence faster than you can measure it. Favorites: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Ran … "I have nothing to tell." In The Seventh Victim, Jean Brooks stars as Mary Gibson who, upon learning that her older sister has disappeared, leaves her private school and travels to New York City to look for her. The main character Jacqueline (who still feels like the main character despite being onscreen very little and only showing up about a third of the way thru this) reveals a dangerous secret to her psychiatrist. Lewton nurtured talented young directors like Robert Wise and Jacque Tourneur, who went on to great careers. The first time I seen this was with a double bill with Out of the Past. Are you ready…. His insidious, shadowy universe certainly paved the way for the noir cycle of the decade, at least in terms of visual design and art direction. Slip, Sach and the rest of the Bowery Boys enter a haunted house, where they engage in slapstick with the Gravesend Family which has one Creepy Butler, 2 Mad Scientists a crazy old woman with a Man eating Plant a Savage Gorilla, an 8 foot tall Robot and a Vampiress. Few things. there is some truly brilliant stuff in this, a lot of beautifully ominous visuals and the build up of the mystery is excellent, but i wish there was more satanism and every man in it is an awful, irritating, condescending asshole and that kind of kept me from fully enjoying it. Do you love all types of movies? You should have seen me watching it. My only slight disappointment was that Jacqueline was built up to be this mythical, exceptional figure but she’s no more ordinary than Frances or Marie, in my opinion. Lewton could take lurid mandatory titles like I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE or THE BODY SNATCHER and find talented screenwriters and directors who were serious about their craft, and make brooding, lovely (if uneven) little films. Where movies like I Walked with a Zombie or Cat People were unsettling by the realization of the supernatural world invading the physical world, The Seventh Victim actually slowly removes the supernatural altogether and finds a bunch of lonely, confused people wandering around grasping for answers. Nora’s films. I made this for myself but I thought others might find it useful. CAT PEOPLE is probably his most famous. I wish there was more to say but I just wasn't feeling it ya know. Join here. It mostly portends death and evilness with the quality of a nightmare like in "Carnival of Souls" where everything eventually leads to the desolate abandoned carnival. Perhaps none of the Lewton films manages to squeeze as much material in as The Seventh Victim, one of the later Lewton horror movies. Up until now, I’ve kind of been faking my orgasms for Val Lewton. And it wasn’t just done by male characters, but also by women as well. Between Two Ferns - 2/5. Lady and the Tramp - 3.5/5. But this thing genuinely rocked my world. Show All… Dark but quaint, kinky yet saintly. For when you want to wallow in despair. 04also Night Movies noir screening - No. I will most likely have fallen into their clutches. Film data from TMDb. Tem alguns momentos mais fracos, principalmente quando se foca em algo que não tem uma relação mais direta com as duas personagens principais, ainda assim, é um trabalho bem primoroso. Tag Archives: The Seventh Victim. I'm not entirely sure just how much of it's devastating power comes solely from it's ending. By michaelgloversmith. Liked the story line and the hero was interesting What other book might you compare The Seventh Victim to and why? THE SEVENTH VICTIM (RKO, 1943) I strongly believe stands amongst the greatest thrillers in cinematic history. Still entertaining and I wouldn’t recommend against it, but for its short runtime it doesn’t grip like it should. The studio left Lewton largely alone because his movies made them money, even though they often had more artsy moodiness than monsters. I can handle the truth. I made this for myself but I thought others might find it useful. It’s directed by Mark Robson, who creates an atmosphere where the menace is seemingly lurking at every angle as it focuses on a young woman who stumbles on an underground cult of devil worshippers in New York while searching for her missing sister. I discovered erogenous zones I didn’t even know I had. 1. Nearly every moment of Chris Columbus’ “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” based on the novel by J.K. Rowling and adapted to the screen by Steve Kloves, is an invitation—an invitation to smile at its optimism and wholesomeness; to hold your… O maior movimento aqui é quando assume o lado mais niilista de tudo, o que evidencia a futilidade de toda a jornada e toda a comoção envolvida no resgate da Jean Brooks, transforma a encenação nesse palco de desesperança, algo que nem precisa ser dito, mas é essa apatia e indiferença da personagem que comunica tudo pro espectador. THE SEVENTH VICTIM is a terrific Val Lewton suspense / thriller movie from 1943. In 1957 it was adapted for NBC's X Minus One radio play as "The Seventh Victim". Though the women’s excuse was partly done because of societal norms or in a…. Tell the waitress you’ll have what I ordered. Though box office data for the film is unknown, according to film historian John McElwee, The Seventh Victim did not fare well with audiences upon its theatrical release, and was not a box office success. 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