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The Collector (1965) - First 10 minutes Included
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The Collector DVD
Director: William Wyler
Writer: Stanley Mann, John Kohn and Terry Southern
Starring: Terence Stamp, Samantha Egger
Based on the book by John Fowles, The Collector is an understated thriller daring to examine the detached derangements of a fragmented psyche polluted by insecurities. Remaining faithful to the source novel this is the story of Freddie Clegg, (Terence Stamp) an unassuming, gentle man. His pleasures come from the accumulation of beautiful objects, namely his extensive assortment of captured butterflies.
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Despite Freddie’s twisted genteelness and borderline servitude to her, the confident and outgoing Miranda is a free willed spirit incapable of accepting her newly caged existence. What follows is a complex struggle for sanity and control, a cold metaphor for human yearning in a hedonistic society.
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John Doe says:
Director William Wyler’s position in the top echelon of creative cinema artists was truly established by the time he made this chilling character study. Since his Directorial debut in 1925 Wyler accumulated a startling list of outstanding credits including Ben Hur, The Heiress, Roman Holiday, Best Years of Our Lives, Detective Story, The Desperate Hours, Jezebel and Mrs Miniver.
With only 3 films more till the end of his career, The Collector is a bold work filled with the inventiveness and energy of a debut feature. Much like Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy or Michael Powell’s Peeping Tom this is a cutting edge effort full of fervent, vibrant creativity, bravely executed.
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Paced with care and diligently restrained, the non judgmental tone towards the kidnapper, his fractured humanity is only one of many elements that made this film so fresh and original upon release. The naturalistic performances from the two leads add to the modern sensibilities that refuse to date this disturbing portrait.
Terence Stamp’s (The Limey, Billy Budd, Wall Street, The Hit, Poor Cow) innate, awkward creepiness serves the character well and this could well be considered his finest screen moment. There is a refusal to ham that makes his twisted portrayal all the more unnerving and ranks as a believable stalker with a “diseased mind”.
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Unnerving and very much marking the reinvigorating of the genre picture into the “real world”, theatrics and superfluous motivations are absent. This is a film that manipulates John Doe with its passivity and forces a reassessment of good and evil beyond black and white with every screening.
Grab a net, here is the opening 10 minutes of The Collector.
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I actually got confused for a moment when I saw your url and thought it was The Debt Collector, which is a contemporary fave of mine.
This looks suitably twisted, especially for 1965.
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I liked the Debt Collector with Billy Connolly too....deserves a review at some stage.
I thought everyone would equate this one with the new film named 'The Collector" that seems to cross pollinate with the plot of the book. (For the record it looks crap)
So you haven't seen this one Bryn?// Put it on your list ASAP..the DVD is cheap in the U.S....And yes those legs go "all the way up"
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That music cue does linger doesn't it...Maurice Jarre has a stunning filmography of scores, surprising his name isn't mentioned more often.
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From what I have read the new film from Marcus Dunstan titled 'The Collector' is not a remake if this classic....that being said i don't think a remake of this Wyler work would ever be superior.
The atmosphere established, the performances and the overall technique are so spot on for the tone of the story.
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After a little research I don't think that new film "The Collector" has much to do with this one.
Glad you enjoyed this gripping classic.
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The collector is the film of a young invigorated Director despite Wyler's nearing the end of his career.
I purposefully don't put spoilers in my review so there will still be plenty of intensity.
Another Peeping Tom fan, always a pleasure.
If your interested you can read my Peeping Tom review HERE