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An indolent aristocrat gets more than he bargained for when he hires a competent but silently devious manservant.
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Intimate, prestige, grave and contemplative.
- intimateepic
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- warmbleak
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“Is Tony the real protagonist?”
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- John Chardon TMDB · Sep 20149/10
The Fatales - Homme & Femme. The Servant is directed by Joseph Losey and adapted to screenplay by Harold Pinter from the novelette of the same name written by Robin Maugham. It stars Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Mles, Wendy Craig and James Fox. Music is by John Dankworth and cinematography by Douglas Slocombe. When well-to-do Londoner Tony (Fox) hires Hugo Barrett (Bogarde) as his manservant, he gets more than he bargained for. Especially when Hugo's sister Vera (Miles) also arrives on the scene... The Servant remains as enigmatic today as it was back on its release in the early part of the 1960s. It's a film that defies classification, that rare old cinematic treat that continues to cause debate about not only its worth as art, but also its very meaning(s). A head bothering delight that revels in toying with your perceptions as much as Hugo Barrett enjoys toying with his supposed master. Lets play master and servant - indeed. Set predominantly in the confines of Tony's swanky Chelsea abode, there's a disturbing claustrophobia that pervades the narrative, and this before we even begin to ponder the power of man, his ability to dominate and manipulate, or the reverse side that sees another's
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Cast
- Dirk BogardeHugo Barrett
- James FoxTony
- Sarah MilesVera
- Wendy CraigSusan Stewart
- Catherine LaceyLady Agatha Mounset
- Richard VernonLord Willie Mounset
- Harold PinterPeople in Restaurant: Society Man
- Ann FirbankPeople in Restaurant: Society Woman
- Doris NolanPeople in Restaurant: Older Woman
- Patrick MageePeople in Restaurant: Bishop
Crew
- Joseph LoseyDirector
- Harold PinterScreenplay
- Robin MaughamNovel
- Douglas SlocombeDirector of Photography
- John DankworthOriginal Music Composer
- Reginald MillsEditor
- Joseph LoseyProducer
- Norman PriggenProducer
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