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The Caretaker (also known as The Guest ) is a 1963 British drama film directed by Clive Donner and based on the Harold Pinter play of the same name. It was entered into the 13th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize.
According to Janet Moat, "the film is striking. Donner deploys a non-musical soundtrack, close-ups and two-shots to unsettling and menacing effect." Donner had difficulty financing the film which was eventually made with the support of a consortium, which included such figures as Noël Coward and Peter Sellers, each member giving £1,000.
Actors: Derek Taylor Shayne (writer), Derek Taylor Shayne (actor), Laura Aguinaga (actress), Scott Tamura (director), Celine (actress), Stanley Bencivenga (actor), Mary Lou Ouspenskaya (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Alan Meyer (actor), Kevin Lestarge (producer), Amory Layne (actor), Kevin Lestarge (director), Kevin Lestarge (editor), Keaton Mangelson (director), Lisa LeStarge (actress), Edward Crawford (actor), Spencer LeStarge (actor), Lindsay LeStarge (actress), Luke Budenberg (actor), Aerietober (composer),
Plot: Songs from the Wood, tells its mytho-poetic tale of life and death with no words. The haunting music of Aerietober sets the mood of mystery. These bare woods have only two residents, but all of us may pass through here on our way to whatever may be next. The hunter (Alan Meyer) and the dog (Maggie)may be merely the servants of this gray woodland bordering beyond. Like Rod Serling's Twilight Zone, this is a place of no easy answers.
Keywords: mythic, spiritual, suspenseActors: Emilia Dobrin (actress), Constantin Cojocaru (actor), Iulia Rugina (writer), Iulia Rugina (director), Cristian Popa (actor), Bogdan Dumitrache (actor), Madalina Ghitescu (actress), Ozana Oancea (actress), Radu Stancu (producer), Oana Rasuceanu (writer), Oana Rasuceanu (producer), Mihai Dobre (composer), Ana Agopian (writer), Mihai Dobre (composer), Ana Agopian (producer),
Plot: It's Christmas Eve in a small mountain train station and no train is coming since all the tracks are blocked with snow. Four people are waiting for a train that doesn't show up. They don't know each other, how long it's going to take or if they will ever reach their destinations. But as the hours pass, Madalina, Cristi, Ozana, Alex share the absurd, the despair and the hope. Because they are accidentally stuck here. Because no one knows when it will end. And because it's Christmas.
Keywords: absurdism, christmas-eve, communication, eve, friend, friendship, hope, loneliness, magic, miracleActors: Danielle Bisutti (actress), Paul Conway (actor), Dan Weniger (composer), Darryl Kinson (writer), Darryl Kinson (producer), Darryl Kinson (director), Darryl Kinson (editor), Hansi Rudolph (editor),
Plot: On her way to Vegas, a young woman is diverted from her path in search of gasoline. To her relief, she finally happens upon a station in a town seemingly out in the middle of nowhere. She soon discovers the pumps are empty, and the town is completely abandoned with the exception of one man... the caretaker. The caretaker informs her that there is no gas or phone, but she is welcomed to stay in the deserted motel until his boss arrives the next day. Uncomfortable with the offer, the woman decides to take her chances & search for help elsewhere. However, she realizes that her wallet and keys are missing. She is convinced that the caretaker is responsible, but he denies any wrong doing. Forced to stay the night, the woman tries to make herself comfortable in one of the derelict motel rooms. As the night deepens, the woman is awakened from a fitful sleep by an intruder. The frightened woman is able to conceal herself in the darkness until the unseen figure abruptly disappears. She is certain that the caretaker is after her, so she hides in another empty building to await daybreak in hopes she can save herself.
Genres: Drama, Short, Thriller,Actors: Sean Corbett (producer), Craig Bond (producer), Craig Bond (writer), Craig Bond (director), Craig Bond (editor), Joe Cronin (actor), Siobhan Swider (composer),
Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Short,Actors: Brandon Szarabura (writer), Brandon Szarabura (director), Brandon Szarabura (producer), Brandon Szarabura (editor), David Babando (writer), David Babando (actor), Alisha Luxton (actress),
Genres: Horror, Short, Western,Actors: Joanie Bannister (actress), Richard Catt (actor), Richard Catt (director), Richard Catt (producer), Richard Catt (writer), Peggy Catt (actress), Dan Allen (actor), Michael Paul (actor), Kenneth Marshall (actor),
Plot: On December 31, 1999, four people entered a house located in the Blacklands of Texas to investigate supposed supernatural activity. They were never seen alive again. Two months later a video tape labeled with only the title "Blackwood Evil" was delivered to WBWE television in Sunrise, Texas. It chronicles the last hours in the lives of the four investigators as unseen demons take them one by one.
Genres: Horror,Actors: Jane Hewland (producer), Dominik Diamond (producer), Daemion Barry (composer), Adam Wood (producer), Cameron McAllister (director), Amir Hosseinpour (miscellaneous crew), Julian Wastall (composer), Vynny Ward (producer), Hilary Goldman (producer), Brian Meehan (miscellaneous crew), Stephen Carsey (miscellaneous crew), Stephen Carsey (actor), Hester Davies (miscellaneous crew), Rik Henderson (actor), Tim Boon (actor),
Genres: Family, Game-Show,Actors: Yves Afonso (actor), Jackie Berroyer (actor), Jean-Paul Bonnaire (actor), Jean-François Stévenin (actor), Carole Bouquet (actress), Brigitte Roüan (actress), Jean-François Stévenin (writer), Jean-François Stévenin (director), Yann Dedet (editor), Jean-François Stévenin (editor), François Gédigier (editor), Bertrand Van Effenterre (producer), Pierre Héros (producer), Jacqueline Dane (actress), Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Maude Eburne (actress), James Smith (editor), Wilson Benge (actor), Spencer Charters (actor), Joseph M. Schenck (producer), Sidney D'Albrook (actor), Una Merkel (actress), DeWitt Jennings (actor), William Bakewell (actor), Chester Morris (actor), Richard Tucker (actor), Gustav von Seyffertitz (actor), Grayce Hampton (actress), Mary Roberts Rinehart (writer), Chance Ward (actor),
Plot: Despite advance warning to the police, who seal off the area, The Bat, a master criminal, steals a necklace from the safe in the house of a rich socialite. He leaves a note saying he is going to the country to give the police a rest. Pausing only to rob a bank at Oakdale, he proceeds to terrorise the occupants of a lonely country mansion, in a mixture of thrills, chills and laughs. At the end, an actor steps forward through a proscenium arch and asks the viewers not to reveal the Bat's identity to their friends. A film noir shot in black and white, mainly at night in dimly lit scenes.
Keywords: arch-villain, bank-robbery, based-on-play, bat, bear-trap, blueprint, melodrama, old-dark-house, ouija-board, remake