Description:During the civil war, injured Yankee soldier, John McBurney is rescued on the verge of death by a teenage girl from a southern boarding school. She manages to get him back to the school, and at first the all-female staff and pupils are scared. As he starts to recover, one by one he charms them and the atmosphere becomes filled with jeDuring the civil war, injured Yankee soldier, John McBurney is rescued on the verge of death by a teenage girl from a southern boarding school. She manages to get him back to the school, and at first the all-female staff and pupils are scared. As he starts to recover, one by one he charms them and the atmosphere becomes filled with jealousy and deceit.... (more)(less)
"
Directed by the great Don Siegel ( Invasion of The Body Snatchers 1956, The Killers 1964 Dirty Harry 1971 This stars Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page and Elizabeth Hartman. Eastwood plays John McBurney who is a Union soldier imprisoned in a Confederate girls boarding school. A very slow yet tautly drawn web of psycho sexual unease forms as he works his charms on each of these lonely women’s psyche.
"
"Draamajännäri The Beguiled ei menestynyt aikoinaan kummoisesti, mutta se on ohjaa Don Siegelin ja Eastwoodin omia suosikeita. Tunnelmallinen filmi on kiinnostava poikkeus molempien uralla, vaikka suuri klassikko se ei ole. Tarinasta voi löytää goottikauhun elementtejä, mutta toteutukseltaan se on enemmän nihilistinen melodraama. Roolihahmot ovat turhan yksipuolisia, mikä syö henkilöpainotteisen elokuvan kiinnostavuutta. Silti kyseessä on vaikuttava pätkä."
Hillaviina added this to a list 2 years, 3 months ago
""I've just been thinking about all the advantages a one-legged man has. He saves on socks. He doesn't have to worry about trimming as many toenails... fewer corns and bunions. I've been contemplating asking her to cut off the other one.""
Hillaviina added this to a list 2 years, 6 months ago