A young sailor finds himself trapped in the labyrinthine mansion of his occultist uncle, along with a number of eccentric and mysterious relatives who all seem to be harboring a dark secret.
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| Orson Welles | ... | Cassavius | |
| Susan Hampshire | ... | Nancy / Euryale / Alice / Nurse / Charlotte | |
| Michel Bouquet | ... | Charles Dideloo | |
| Mathieu Carrière | ... | Jan | |
| Jean-Pierre Cassel | ... | Lampernisse | |
| Daniel Pilon | ... | Mathias Crook | |
| Walter Rilla | ... | Eisengott | |
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Dora van der Groen | ... | Sylvie Dideloo |
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Charles Janssens | ... | Philarette |
| Sylvie Vartan | ... | Bets | |
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Jet Naessens | ... | Eleonora |
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Cara Van Wersch | ... | Rosalie |
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Jenny Van Santvoort | ... | Elodie |
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Fanny Winkler | ... | Mother Griboin |
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Robert Lussac | ... | Griboin (as Bob Storm) |
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Malpertuis is a labyrinth where characters issued from the Greek mythology are made prisoners by Cassavius. He manages to keep them (as well as his nephew and niece) as prisoners even after his death, through a binding testament. As the nephew unravels the mystery, we find out he cannot escape the house because Malpertuis is far more significant than we were led to believe. Written by Flávia Dietrich
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1971 (Belgium) See more »Also Known As:
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Based on a novel by Jean Ray, Malpertuis is a "haunted" house, unescapable by those who live in it. Characters hiding their true nature, disguised as a "family" to which sailor Jean-Jacques returns unwillingly. Susan Hampshire plays 3 different characters beautifully, and Orson Welles is the perfect actor to play the dominating shadow. The film has an unreal, nightmarish atmosphere, and goes far beyond the scope of the book. Malpertuis is a labyrinth whose secrets are kept behind locked doors, and reveals itself as the film reaches its climax. We come to realize that the mind has as many labyrinths as the house itself. Full of mythology, dimly lit and spooky as dreams use to be ("what is life but a dream?"), Malpertuis is a cult. Jung would have loved it.