Der Mann Nebenan (A Demon in My View) (The Man Next Door) (1992)

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Anthony Perkins, in one of his last roles, is the sole highlight of this mundane, German-made psychological thriller, based on a novel by Ruth Rendell. Perkins plays Arthur, an obsessive-compulsive English bachelor with a history of far more destructive habits -- the worst of which include his reign… More Anthony Perkins, in one of his last roles, is the sole highlight of this mundane, German-made psychological thriller, based on a novel by Ruth Rendell. Perkins plays Arthur, an obsessive-compulsive English bachelor with a history of far more destructive habits -- the worst of which include his reign of terror as the "Kenbourne Killer," who is responsible for the strangulation murders of several prostitutes. Like a certain legendary Perkins character of yore, Arthur has some Oedipal issues that need working out and fixates his mother fixation on the department-store mannequin he keeps in the secluded boarding house where he spends his "retirement." When this decidedly one-sided relationship is disrupted by the sudden loss of the dummy, poor Arthur goes 'round the bend again... but the blame for the new string of murders falls on one of his neighbors instead. Bogged down by pedestrian direction and a romantic subplot that serves little purpose, this attempt at a detailed portrayal of madness is kept aloft (barely) on the basis of Perkins' brooding, restrained performance. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed By: Petra Haffter
Genres: Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Cult Movies

On DVD: Oct 28, 1992

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Cast

            Leon Black as Leroy

            Tilly Blackwood as Beryl

            Uwe Bohm as Anthony Johnson

            Brian Bovell as Winston Mervin

            Simon Bright as Steve

            Nick Dawney as Little Arthur

            Justine Glenton as Bridget Nurse

            Hans Peter Hallwachs as Roger Schweizer

            Terence Hardiman as Inspector

            Carole Hayman as Vesta Kotowsky

            Stratford Johns as Stanley Caspian

            Deborah Lacey as Linthea

            Pete Lee-Wilson as Man on Car Park

            Choy-Ling Man as Li-Li Chan

            Charmian May as Auntie Grace

            Frank Meyer-Brockmann as Li-Li's Lover

            Steven O'Donell as Young Stanley

            Sally Rogers as Maureen Cowan Prostitute

            Rocky Samrai as David

            Michael Simpkins as Jonathan Dean

            Sam Smart as Barry

            Sophie Ward as Helen Schweizer

            Anthony Perkins as Arthur Johnson

            David Willis as Television Interviewer

            James Aubrey as Brian Kotowsky

            Peter Barnes as Potter
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