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Experiment in Evil

1960 · 95 min

A sombre, talk-heavy stage-bound chamber piece that creeps toward dread through confession and howling off-screen.

Overview
Dr. Cordelier, living in a suburb of Paris, withdraws from society to pursue research into the functioning of the human brain. His lifelong friend, Maître Joly, becomes concerned when Cordelier draws up a will that bequeaths his entire estate to a stranger, Monsieur Opale; he cannot understand why Cordelier defends him, considering Opale attacks women and children. After a colleague is killed, Joly confronts Cordelier and discovers the truth behind his friend's behavior.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • guilt
  • madness
  • obsession
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
tv movie, science fiction, horror
Directed by
Jean Renoir
Written by
Jean Renoir
Starring
Jean-Louis Barrault, Teddy Bilis, Michel Vitold, Sylviane Margollé, Jacques Danoville, André Certes, Jean-Pierre Granval, Jean Bertho
Music
Joseph Kosma
Cinematography
Georges Leclerc
Runtime
95 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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