The 1997 version was directed by rodney gibbons and written by peter liapis. His only link with the past is his beautiful 20yearold daughter angela geraldine chaplin, doctor zhivago. This yarn pinpoints the complete misunderstanding and lack of communication between many of the flip generation and their middleaged parents. The 37th release in the bfi flipside strand, stranger in the house is. The stranger is a literal but still very cinematic adaptation of the novel by albert camus. With michele greene, bruce dinsmore, steve railsback, kathleen kinmont. The film audio commentary by flipside founders vic pratt and william fowler james mason in conversation 1981 audio interview, plays over the film 85. The disc stranger in the house was released in the uk on february 25th. Check member ratings, watch trailer of stranger in the house aka copout movie. The film was a rare directorial effort for blowup executive producer pierre rouve who did similar double duties on his next and last film, diamonds for breakfast, and he indulges in plenty of colorful youthfriendly imagery that pushes very close to the edge of the cartoony approach seen in later, last gasp mod films like dracula a.
Taking over the role originally played by raimu, james mason stars as a retired, scotchswilling attorney residing in france. The movie is known as copout and is a remake of the 1942 french film. With james mason, geraldine chaplin, bobby darin, paul bertoya. Updating the 1942 french film, rouve tried to work in commentary about the sexual revolution, mod culture, and the overarching swinging sixties alongside the themes of guilt and justice. Stranger in the house is a film directed by pierre rouve with james mason, geraldine chaplin, bobby darin, paul bertoya, year. Stranger in the house een vreemdeling in huis is een britse film uit 1967, geregisseerd door pierre rouve. Its story, set within the era of englands counterculture of the late 60s, finds the one and only james mason as a retired barrister who. Marcello mastrioanni stars as meursault, a man who. Stranger in the house 1967 british film institute bdrip mkv avc, 1792x1080, 4. A botched diamond burglary and a dead publishing company executive set off a string of murders and betrayal in this suspensful, nonstop thriller. Copout is a distressingly mod remake of the 1941 french film strangers in the house. Production lasted from late september until 21 november 1945, with the picture released the following july.
Stranger in the house 1967 pierre rouve, james mason. Looking at rouves stranger in the house now, however. Welles earliest take on film noir preceding the lady from shanghai 1947, and touch of evil. The stranger 1967 in this intense adaptation of the classic albert camus novel, arthur meursault marcello mastroianni is a bored clerical worker in 1930s algeria who is completely isolated. Stranger in the house british board of film classification.
James mason, geraldine chaplin and bobby darin, as well as an early performance from 1970s uk tv heartthrob ian ogilvy. Stranger in the house 1967 british film institute avaxhome. Mar 01, 2019 stranger in the house 1967 though the film was in fact based on a venerable 1940s crime novel, set in france, and penned by the great belgian writer and inspector maigret creator georges simenon, director rouve who adapted the text and wrote the script for the film updated it and relocated his torrid pangenerational tale of elderly. It is sparked by the suspicious, coldly antagonistic. Consequently an extremely rare screening as part of the film society of lincoln centers 28film mastroianni series was mobbed. A country family of five takes in cousin julia, whose parents recently perished in a car crash. Multi copout stranger in the house 1967 british film. Stranger in the house 1967 tt0061515 john sawyer, once an eminent barrister, has slid into a life of cynicism and drunkenness since his wife left him. Jun 02, 2017 its based on the stranger by albert camus, and it has what j. Suso cecchi damico, georges conchon, emmanuel robles, luchino visconti phot. After his wife leaves him, a lawyer unravels into a life of drunkenness and cynicism until the murder accusation of his daughters boyfriend prompts him.
John sawyer james mason, odd man out who was once a great attorney has become a recluse. Once an eminent barrister, john sawyer james mason has become a cynical, reclusive drunk, long deserted by his wife, baffled by the burgeoning youth culture and held in contempt by his daughter, angela geraldine chaplin. Pierre rouves 1967 film contains elements which may confound, irritate and annoy, though it fully deserves this handsome reissue in the bfis flipside strand, with its mission to rescue weird and wonderful british films from obscurity. Stranac u kuci je britanski igrani film snimljen 1967. As with previous releases by bfi in their flipside series, stranger in the house 1967 is a rare little seen film that has barely had an audience since its original release, surprising given the star pulling power. Stranger in the house bluray disc, 2017 for sale online. When his daughters boyfriend is accused of murder, sawyer decides to try to pull.
When his daughters boyfriend is accused of murder, sawyer decides to try to pull himself together and defend him in court. By the time belgian author georges simenons 1940 book les inconnus dans le maison was adapted into a 1967 british movie by bulgarian exile pierre rouve, the source material was probably already fairly out of touch with modern times. Copout aka stranger in the house bluray 1967 rewind. Kenneth turan and justin chang discuss mike nichols landmark 1967 film, the graduate, starring dustin hoffman and anne bancroft. Though the film was in fact based on a venerable 1940s crime novel, set in france, and penned by the great. Download stranger in the house 1967 yify torrent for 720p. Protagonist, koga tumaci james mason, je nekoc briljantni advokat koga je razorila sklonost. John sawyer, once an eminent barrister, has slid into a life of cynicism and drunkenness since his wife left him. Crime, drama john sawyer, once an eminent barrister, has slid into a life of cynicism and drunkenness since his. Stranger in the house 1967 british film institute bluray bdmv avc, 1920x1080, 34. Stranger in the house is a british drama, from 1967, in which a once eminent barrister fallen on hard times decides to straighten himself out to defend his daughters boyfriend who has been charged with murder. This tv horror movie had the title stranger in our house when it was originally released by nbc on halloween night in 1978. Definitions of stranger in the house 1967 film, synonyms, antonyms, derivatives of stranger in the house 1967 film, analogical dictionary of stranger in the house 1967 film english. I enjoyed it, to be clear, but director pierre rouve had no idea how to bring this together in a coherent package.
When i first saw this film about ten years ago, darins performance reminded me somewhat of robert. Pierre rouves 1967 film contains elements which may confound, irritate and annoy, though it fully deserves this handsome reissue in the bfis flipside strand, with its mission to rescue weird. Featuring an unexpected turn by bobby darin as a sleazy manipulator and a young turn by ian ogilvy that would make this a perfect cofeature with michael reeves the sorcerers, stranger in the house is a fascinating attempt to graft a pop art sensibility onto what remains at heart a drawing room mystery with touches of melodrama. Terrible script, atrocious acting across the board with geraldine chaplin and bobby darin leading the way, and a ridiculous resolution to the mystery at the end that will have you howling. Stranger in the house 1967 pierre rouve, james mason, geraldine chaplin, bobby darin november 9, 2018 john sawyer, once an eminent barrister, has slid into a life of cynicism and drunkenness since his wife left him. There are scenes in which women perform striptease routines, which are curtailed before any notable nudity is shown. Stranger in the house 1967 though the film was in fact based on a venerable 1940s crime novel, set in france, and penned by the great belgian writer and inspector maigret creator georges simenon, director rouve who adapted the text and wrote the script for the film updated it and relocated his torrid pangenerational tale of elderly. Protagonist, koga tumaci james mason, je nekoc briljantni advokat koga je razorila sklonost picu i koji zivi. Marcello mastrioanni stars as meursault, a man who feels utterly isolated from everyone and everything.
Its based on the stranger by albert camus, and it has what j. James mason, geraldine chaplin and bobby darin, as well as an early performance from 1970s uk tv. Dec 21, 2017 looking at rouves stranger in the house now, however. Copout stranger in the house 1967 british film institute 1080p bluray avc lpcm 2. Julia extends her influence over the family and those around them, fooling all except for rachel, the teenaged girl who knows her cousin is up to no good. Stranger in the house 1967 film project gutenberg self. She gets a great close up as she trys to hear whats going on cocking her head between the glass framed doors.
Download stranger in the house 1967 yify torrent for. In the 1990s it was reported that camuss daughter dislikes the film. Based on a georges simenon novel, it is a remake of an earlier 1967 film, itself a remake of a 1942 french film. The original trailer in high definition of copout stranger in the house directed by pierre rouve and starring james mason, geraldine chaplin.
567 313 349 799 1227 129 1350 220 16 1371 196 1280 1412 824 1022 858 709 265 582 299 1105 1272 524 140 853 1131 840 98 243 648 1208 313 329 417 211 1292 816 767 366 568 433