Independent director Simon Rumley brings to the screen the story of a small noble family with financial difficulties. The Longleigh House where they reside must be sold since they are out of money. With a young schizophrenic son and a bedridden mother, his father decides to leave them for a couple of days. This is where the descent into hell begins. The son starts to skip on his daily medication and in an attempt to take care of his mother, starts doing everything wrong. The nurse who was supposed to show up is not allowed inside the mansion, since the son locks every possible entrance. When police and ambulance finally show up, the destructive impulses of the son have done their work. Following the style of Requiem for a Dream, the audience is subjected to the horrific schizophrenic visions of the son, and the tragic ending is disturbing enough to keep you awake for awhile. An excellent shocker from the UK.
07 May 2008
The Living and the Dead (UK, 2007)☆☆☆☆☆
Independent director Simon Rumley brings to the screen the story of a small noble family with financial difficulties. The Longleigh House where they reside must be sold since they are out of money. With a young schizophrenic son and a bedridden mother, his father decides to leave them for a couple of days. This is where the descent into hell begins. The son starts to skip on his daily medication and in an attempt to take care of his mother, starts doing everything wrong. The nurse who was supposed to show up is not allowed inside the mansion, since the son locks every possible entrance. When police and ambulance finally show up, the destructive impulses of the son have done their work. Following the style of Requiem for a Dream, the audience is subjected to the horrific schizophrenic visions of the son, and the tragic ending is disturbing enough to keep you awake for awhile. An excellent shocker from the UK.
Independent director Simon Rumley brings to the screen the story of a small noble family with financial difficulties. The Longleigh House where they reside must be sold since they are out of money. With a young schizophrenic son and a bedridden mother, his father decides to leave them for a couple of days. This is where the descent into hell begins. The son starts to skip on his daily medication and in an attempt to take care of his mother, starts doing everything wrong. The nurse who was supposed to show up is not allowed inside the mansion, since the son locks every possible entrance. When police and ambulance finally show up, the destructive impulses of the son have done their work. Following the style of Requiem for a Dream, the audience is subjected to the horrific schizophrenic visions of the son, and the tragic ending is disturbing enough to keep you awake for awhile. An excellent shocker from the UK.
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