The Living and the Dead (film)
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German title | The Living and the Dead |
Original title | The Living and the Dead |
Country of production | Great Britain |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2006 |
length | 80 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 16 |
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Director | Simon Rumley |
script | Simon Rumley |
production |
Nick O'Hagan Simon Rumley |
music | Richard Chester |
camera | Milton Kam |
cut | Benjamin Putland |
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The Living and the Dead is a horror- related British psychological thriller directed by Simon Rumley from 2006.
The production, budgeted at around £ 650,000 , was initially shown at various international film festivals before it was included in video exploitation. The German DVD was first released on November 8, 2007.
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The aging Lord Donald Brocklebank lives with his terminally ill wife Nancy and the overprotected, schizophrenic son James at the dilapidated Longleigh mansion in rural England. The impoverished nobleman devotes his life sacrificially to caring for his family members, when creditors ask him to pay off arrears. Otherwise they threaten him with the expropriation of the venerable property, the last possibility of retreat of the hyperactive, adult James and his bedridden mother.
Economic pressures forced Lord Brocklebank to move to London , leaving mother and son alone. During the time of absence, the mentally neglected son assumes the self-imposed responsibility of his own mother, although a nurse has been appointed. James, who can only suppress his delusions with strong medication, locks out the nurse and tries to live up to his self-chosen responsibility. The mentally unstable man develops a disturbed, almost pathological awareness of the mother in need of care. The situation overwhelmed him and the mother's health deteriorated worryingly. In this phase, Lord Brocklebank storms the scene with the nurse and a police officer. They succeed in isolating James and rescuing the neglected Nancy in an operation.
With James, the delusions grow stronger, he can no longer distinguish reality from fiction. In a kind of intoxication, the psychopath eventually kills his own mother and hurts the dominant father without being fully aware of what he was doing. During the funeral ceremony that follows, James again loses control of his senses and finally kills himself. The grieving Lord Brocklebank is robbed of his two relatives within a very short time. At the end of the film, the long-suffering and broken nobleman reluctantly gives in to his sad fate, the admission to a psychiatric facility.
Awards
- 2006: Winner in the Best Director category for Simon Rumley
- 2006: Winner in the Best Actor category for Leo Bill
- 2006: Winner in the Best Film category
- 2006: Winner in the Best Supporting Actress category for Kate Fahy
- 2006: Winner in the Best Make-Up category
- 2006: New Visions Award for Simon Rumley
Reviews
The lexicon of international films wrote that the staging was an “oppressive, subtly developed psychological thriller with convincing actors that repeatedly pulled the ground off the audience's feet” , “by artfully suspending the relationship between reality and manic psychological attacks “ Hold.
Web links
- The Living and the Dead in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Living and the Dead at Rotten Tomatoes (English)