Malpertuis (Film)
- Orson Welles: Cassavius
- Susan Hampshire: Nancy / Euryale / Alice / Nurse
- Michel Bouquet: Dideloo
- Mathieu Carrière: Jan
- Jean -Pierre Cassel: Lampernisse
- Daniel Pilon: Mathias Crook
- Walter Rilla: Iron God
- Dora van der Groen: Sylvie Dideloo
- Charles Janssens: Philarette
- Sylvie Vartan: Bets
Malpertuis is a Belgian novel adaptation of Harry Kümel from the year 1971., The novel comes from Jean Ray. The title refers to Malepartus, the Burrow in the fable Reineke Fuchs.
Action
A young sailor returns to his parents' house. Caught it, he becomes always more entangled in the mysterious events that have their origins in Greek mythology.
Criticism
" Harry Kümel it creates excellent, to conjure up fantastical worlds between on the canvas. It comes with almost no shock effects, does not need annoying music even eerie effects to increase the tension. "
- The lexicon of international film describes the film as " A stylistically very closed fantastic journey into the world of dreams. "
Awards
- Nominated for the Palme d'Or at the International Film Festival of Cannes 1972
- CEC Medal at the Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya in 1973