Cinematheque . Film Schedule . LES PARENTS TERRIBLES (THE STORM WITHIN)
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France | 1948 | Jean Cocteau
Jean Marais and Josette Day, who played the two lovers in Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast, reunited with the director two years later for this film version of a Cocteau stage play. The movie charts the emotional turmoil that ensues within a dysfunctional middle-class family when the son announces his intention to marry. His jealous mother (who harbors incestuous feelings for her child) is absolutely distraught—while his father is distressed that his own mistress is now his son’s betrothed. Cocteau foregoes exterior shots but still manages to turn a claustrophobic stage piece into pure cinema. “An astonishingly dynamic film…Melodrama of the highest order.” –Time Out Film Guide. Cleveland revival premiere. Subtitles. DCP. 105 min.
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