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Bluebeard's Castle
GERMANY · 1963

Bluebeard's Castle

Michael Powell
psychological torture marital secrets forbidden knowledge gothic horror patriarchal control
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Synopsis

Based on the Béla Bartók opera, Duke Bluebeard reluctantly and gradually uncovers the secrets of his psyche to his fourth wife, Judit, opening the seven doors of his castle to ultimately reveal his still living previous wives, among whom Judit must take her place.

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