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Bluebeard's Castle (1963)

Dec 15, 1963 TV Movie, Music, Drama 1h 1m
77%
User Score
7.1/10

Overview

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.

Michael Powell
Director
Béla Balázs
Story

Top Billed Cast

Norman Foster
Norman Foster

Bluebeard
Ana Raquel Satre
Ana Raquel Satre

Judit

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on December 24, 2023

This is a beautifully photographed interpretation of the Bartók opera and thanks to the vision of Michael Powell and designer Hein Heckroth, it's a good one. It's all sang by Norman Foster ("Bluebeard") and Ana Raquel Satre - his latest (4th) wife "Judith" and set in his castle that were it not for the colour, would not have looked out of place in a Von Sternberg film. The couple are getting to know each other, and rather unwittingly "Judith" is interrogating her new husband about his life and what lies behind the seven doors of his home. As she progresses, she discovers his torture chamber, his treasury and despite his warnings that she is unlikely to like what she sees, she perseveres through the others before... It's sung entirely in German and the version I saw had only the most spari...

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