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Verinen veitsi

Original title: Sisters
  • 19721972
  • K-18K-18
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
18K
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William Finley, Margot Kidder, and Jennifer Salt in Verinen veitsi (1972)
A small-time reporter tries to convince the police she saw a murder in the apartment across from hers.
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A small-time reporter tries to convince the police she saw a murder in the apartment across from hers.A small-time reporter tries to convince the police she saw a murder in the apartment across from hers.A small-time reporter tries to convince the police she saw a murder in the apartment across from hers.

IMDb RATING
6.9/10
18K
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  • Director
    • Brian De Palma
  • Writers
    • Brian De Palma(screenplay)
    • Louisa Rose(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Margot Kidder
    • Jennifer Salt
    • Charles Durning
  • Director
    • Brian De Palma
  • Writers
    • Brian De Palma(screenplay)
    • Louisa Rose(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Margot Kidder
    • Jennifer Salt
    • Charles Durning
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 157User reviews
    • 143Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    William Finley and Margot Kidder in Verinen veitsi (1972)
    William Finley and Margot Kidder in Verinen veitsi (1972)
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    Margot Kidder in Verinen veitsi (1972)
    Margot Kidder in Verinen veitsi (1972)
    William Finley and Margot Kidder in Verinen veitsi (1972)
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    Verinen veitsi (1972)
    Verinen veitsi (1972)
    Margot Kidder and Lisle Wilson in Verinen veitsi (1972)
    William Finley, Jennifer Salt, and Dolph Sweet in Verinen veitsi (1972)
    William Finley in Verinen veitsi (1972)

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    Margot Kidder
    Margot Kidder
    • Danielle Breton…
    Jennifer Salt
    Jennifer Salt
    • Grace Collier
    Charles Durning
    Charles Durning
    • Joseph Larch
    William Finley
    William Finley
    • Emil Breton
    • (as Bill Finley)
    Lisle Wilson
    Lisle Wilson
    • Phillip Woode
    Barnard Hughes
    Barnard Hughes
    • Arthur McLennen
    Mary Davenport
    • Mrs. Peyson Collier
    Dolph Sweet
    Dolph Sweet
    • Detective Kelly
    Bobby Collins
      Cathy Berry
      • Lobster child
      • (uncredited)
      Olympia Dukakis
      Olympia Dukakis
      • Louise Wilanski
      • (uncredited)
      Art Evans
      Art Evans
      • African Room Waiter
      • (uncredited)
      Catherine Gaffigan
      • Arlene
      • (uncredited)
      Justine Johnston
      • Elaine D'Anna
      • (uncredited)
      James Mapes
      James Mapes
      • Guard
      • (uncredited)
      Laun Maurer
      • Druggist
      • (uncredited)
      Bob Melvin
      • Extra
      • (uncredited)
      Burt Richards
      • Hospital Attendant
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Brian De Palma
      • Writers
        • Brian De Palma(screenplay) (original story)
        • Louisa Rose(screenplay)
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      • Trivia
        To indicate the musical effects he wanted, Brian De Palma put together an edit of his film that was dubbed with music from the films of the composer he most wanted to hire, Bernard Herrmann. While he was showing it to Herrmann, the composer stopped him with, "Young man, I cannot watch your film while I'm listening to Marnie - vaarallisella tiellä (1964)."
      • Goofs
        After leaving Danielle's apartment, Grace and her mother exit that building and Grace's mother suggests she should change clothes. Grace then reenters the lobby of the same building, to go up to her own apartment. Although it may not be apparent, Grace and Danielle live in the same apartment complex, in the same building. The former "Alexander Hamilton" - now 36 Hamilton Avenue - in Staten Island is an H-shaped building, meaning apartments on its inner courts face each other across two courtyards. Therefore Grace has a view across one of the courtyards directly into Danielle's windows. In addition, the elevators that characters take to and from both apartments are identical.
      • Quotes

        Crazy Woman: Did you know that the germs can come through the wires? I never call and I *never* answer. It's a good way to get sick. Very, very sick... That's how I got so sick! SOMEONE CALLED ME ON THE TELEPHONE!

      • Alternate versions
        For the original 1973 UK cinema release cuts were made by the BBFC to edit the violent stabbing of Phillip Woode. All later releases were fully uncut.
      • Connections
        Featured in Kauhua katsomossa (1984)

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      5/10
      Plays fast with cheap tricks and makes bad acting virtuous...wobbly wobbly!!!
      Sisters (1973)

      I don't know the boundary between humor and stupidity, but this teeters more toward stupidity. There's no way you can take it seriously, so it's not like an actual horror film where twin sisters do the usual good sister bad sister thing. It's some kind of distanced parody of it, but the acting is stiff, and the plot stiff, and the whole thing filmed with a professional capability that goes nowhere special, but makes you take it seriously.

      I have to admit, de Palma has never worked for me--he's either so sexist, or abusive, or violent, or indulgent it just gets irritating. Yes, Knife in the Water has its chilling moments, and here there is some intelligence, for sure, like when the split screen effect reaches a point where the two viewpoints merge at the doorway (really nice). But it's a cheesy 1970s flick that pushes buttons and is, if you are insensitive, a fun ride.

      The inevitable comparison to Hitchcock makes the differences more salient than similarities--though Bernard Hermann does the score here (as in Psycho and other Hitchcock gems), and so the movie sounds like Hitch. But the themes and how they develop are divergent. For one thing, Hitchcock never seems to enjoy cruelty--he turns to humor, or to the artificial, to avoid actual conscious meanness. De Palma, here and elsewhere, uses nastiness for his own end, like Serrano uses shock, to get attention. One way to show this is to notice that there isn't a classic Hitchcock device--the innocent accused of the crime. We are mostly just drawn to the crime, and the criminal. The one outsider, the investigating columnist, is a device for the filmmaker to explore his theme--the conjoined twin idea in particular.

      Is this a dud or a failure. Not at all. There's a raw, 1970s frankness to it all, and a kind of fast, uncomplicated development of plot, that is gripping, if you let it be. But be prepared. If you aren't predisposed to enjoy an over the top, highly deliberate film that leaves you outside the drama, you might find it slightly ridiculous. With enough sense of humor, you might find it hilarious, or, like Blue Velvet, campy and "fun." But it's not my kind of joy ride.
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      • Release date
        • May 20, 1983 (Finland)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Official site
        • Official site
      • Languages
        • English
        • French
      • Also known as
        • Sisters
      • Filming locations
        • 1757 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
      • Production company
        • Pressman-Williams Enterprises
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      • Budget
        • $500,000 (estimated)
      • Gross worldwide
        • $318,348
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 33 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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