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| Roy Dupuis | ... |
Cesare
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Clara Furey | ... |
Margot
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| Louis Negin | ... |
Marv /
Smithy /
Mars /
Organizer /
Mr. Lanyon
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| Udo Kier | ... |
Count Yugh /
The Butler /
The Dead Father /
Guard /
Pharmacist
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| Gregory Hlady | ... |
Jarvis /
Dr. Deane /
A Husband
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| Mathieu Amalric | ... |
Thadeusz M___ /
Ostler
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Noel Burton | ... |
Wolf /
Pilot /
The Captain
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| Geraldine Chaplin | ... |
The Master Passion /
Nursemaid /
Aunt Chance
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Paul Ahmarani | ... |
Dr. Deng /
Speedy
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| Caroline Dhavernas | ... |
Gong
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| Jacques Nolot | ... |
Bent /
Minister of the Interior
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Slimane Dazi | ... |
Baron Pappenheim
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| Maria de Medeiros | ... |
The Blind Mother /
Clotilde
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| Charlotte Rampling | ... |
The Ostler's Mother
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| Victor Andres Turgeon-Trelles | ... |
Saplingjack 1 /
Listening Man /
Pancho
(as Victor Andrés Trelles Turgeon)
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A never-before-seen woodsman mysteriously appears aboard a submarine that's been trapped deep under water for months with an unstable cargo. As the terrified crew make their way through the corridors of the doomed vessel, they find themselves on a voyage into the origins of their darkest fears.
OK, if you hate the way Yorgos Lanthimos just terminates movies right before the dénouement, or if you kinda hated how nonsensical Mullholland Drive was (please, just watch it again, really), The Forbidden Room is not recommended viewing. This is a movie for people who are in love with the visual art-form of cinema, the technical history of it (especially full-colour processing), and who have an absolute love of classic pre-code movies. And those who may have accidentally tried a cup of mushroom tea. There is no linear story arc, but there are many snippets of a beautifully reimagined bygone age. Don't be afraid. It's super-watchable and actually has some high-brow humour in it, It has Charlotte Rampling and the utterly fantastic Louis Negin, and the visual film treatments are just unbelievable. This is a movie for all levels of consciousness simultaneously. I have to give this movie a 10 because for me, it's so spectacular it couldn't be any less. Forget Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, this is the real thing. (Sorry Terry, I'm sure you'll understand.)