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The Attic
A librarian devotes her life to caring for her wheelchair-bound tyrannical father after being stood up at altar. She fantasizes his death and finds joy only with her pet monkey. When the monkey disappears, a shocking past is revealed.
| Release : | 1980 |
| Rating : | 5.6 |
| Studio : | Attic Associates, Forum Productions, |
| Crew : | Director, Director, |
| Cast : | Carrie Snodgress Ray Milland Rosemary Murphy Frances Bay Marjorie Eaton |
| Genre : | Horror |
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Undescribable Perfection
Highly Overrated But Still Good
It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
In my opinion, this movie was to show how destructive a manipulator aka. Louise's father can be. All of louise's problems, drinking, fantasizing, etc. was brought on by her father's vicious criticisms, lies and control!It has been a while since I have seen the movie, but if you all remember, Louise's father was not actually paralyzed. Also, as you find out at the end of the movie, the fiancé and the chimp were both killed BY HER FATHER! Louise is the victim in this movie. Everything she loved and loved her was viciously ripped away from her by her sick-minded lying,controlling father. When she found out her father was not paralyzed and the past 19 years of her life was under his complete control, she lost it and pushed him down a hill......wouldn't you?? I really feel like this movie was trying to show society that mental abuse is REAL and should be taken SERIOUSLY!
Plot is a little slow Storyline varies too much, too many scenes that have nothing to do with the actual story. Some of the acting is not that great, but this is a 70's movie so it's about par for the course. Not too bad of a movie overall...
A lonely librarian (Snodgress) spends her life attending to her crippled, and slightly insane father (Milland) who keeps her subservient to his will. A couple of fantasy scenes where she imagines murdering him in a variety of ways are the only break in the dullness that is this film. A hammy performance from Milland and an over the top performance from Snodress lead to a slightly shocking climax that is too little too late to save this stinker.
This movie is amazingly boring if you aren't in the mood to watch it. the build up to the climax takes up almost the entire movie and when it does, slightly disturbing, yes, but completly predictable. all in all an average fair movie for the late 70's
