When a wealthy man dies, his avaricious relatives look forward to inheriting all his money. However, he leaves a provision in his will that they all must spend a week together in his castle before they will be able to inherit anything. At the castle (which is cut off from the outside world), the relatives soon begin to be killed off one by one, each strangled with an Indian scarf.
Nicely shot Agatha Christie-esque stylistic German thriller that is a spin on the "ten people get bumped off a la And then there were none" storyline, however there's a freshness to the story mainly due to the self-aware humour, a wide cast of characters who are quite barmy and creepy, especially Kinski's character who is seen as a suspect, POV scarf strangling, a painting with peephole nipples, and the dense-like Gothic atmosphere. It's quite Fun, but then I am a sucker for the "ten people in an isolated castle getting bumped off by an unseen killer" story, and the identity of the killer came as a surprise. The Butler is quite hilarious with his one liners.
Nicely shot Agatha Christie-esque stylistic German thriller that is a spin on the "ten people get bumped off a la And then there were none" storyline, however there's a freshness to the story mainly due to the self-aware humour, a wide cast of characters who are quite barmy and creepy, especially Kinski's character who is seen as a suspect, POV scarf strangling, a painting with peephole nipples, and the dense-like Gothic atmosphere. It's quite Fun, but then I am a sucker for the "ten people in an isolated castle getting bumped off by an unseen killer" story, and the identity of the killer came as a surprise. The Butler is quite hilarious with his one liners.