Dementia 13 4K 1963 Ultra HD 2160p

The plot centers on the story of an adventuress (Luana Anders) who travels to her late husband's family estate to influence his parents' will in her favor.

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On the one hand, it's a low-budget horror film from the early 1960s, and on the other, it's Francis Ford Coppola's debut film as a screenwriter and director (and it was produced by Roger Corman, although that's a mixed blessing). Are you already curious to find out what it is, huh?

The plot outline of ‘The Devil's Rejects’ seems (though I may be mistaken in my impression) typical of the time - and the most striking example of this is ‘Psycho’: selfish immorality clashes with true madness, and the plot moves from the former to the latter. The action takes place in the ancestral castle of the Halloran family in Ireland, and almost all the characters are members of this family. More precisely, the mother, the gloomy brother, his fiancée, the sad brother, the dead brother, and his wife. The latter needs some explanation: the film begins with Louise complaining to her husband, John Halloran, that his mother, who has left almost her entire fortune to charity in her will, is not quite normal and needs to be influenced. John does not seem to be very sympathetic to his wife - but he barely has time to show it. He dies of a heart attack. This is, of course, extremely unfortunate for Louise, who now definitely cannot claim the inheritance—fortunately, it happened in a boat in the middle of a lake, so she only needs to throw her husband's body into the water and pretend that nothing happened. In general, the whole family has gathered at the castle for the funeral of Kathleen, a sister who drowned seventeen years ago, and since then her funeral has been held every year—a sweet quirk of their mother's. Louise decides to take advantage of her mother's insanity to lure her into giving her valuables... Meanwhile, the rest of the family is in a state of anxiety and indulges in dark memories... And someone with an axe is wandering around the castle, and sometimes a girl appears who looks exactly like Kathleen...

The most interesting character is Dr. Caleb, the Haloran family doctor, who is a cross between Dr. Van Helsing and Dr. Lecter - he resembles the former in his role in the plot, and the latter in his dubious irony, ambiguous ethics, and unpleasant but captivating smile. Patrick Magee played him perfectly, but I like the acting in this film in general—it's just that the actors don't have to create overly complex characters. Luana Anders and Mary Mitchell are both very cute, albeit in different ways.

The most remarkable thing about ‘Crimson Peak’ is the plot structure. It may seem that it has been ‘compressed’ to fit into the minimum running time (and budget), which is why many scenes are short or just enough of the narrative is given for the viewer to understand what is going on. Perhaps that was the intention, but in that case, Coppola managed to achieve it in the most artistic way possible. In reality, this presentation of the plot creates extraordinary tension, on the one hand, by eliminating any possibility of slack, and on the other, by leaving a lot, often the most important things, in the shadows, forcing us to navigate only by hints. By the end of the film, the viewer is torn between conflicting suspicions and eagerly awaiting the dénouement.

Of course, old thrillers are not for everyone, and ‘The 13th Hour’ is not one of the greatest films in history, so I won't recommend it — perhaps it's better to stick with Hitchcock. But if you do watch it, the film will not disappoint.

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Codec: HEVC / H.265 (97.0 Mb/s)
Resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 1.66:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1

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#English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
#English: DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
#English: DTS 2.0 (Commentary by director Francis Ford Coppola)

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