La Décade prodigieuse (Ten Days Wonder ) (1971)
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44% of users liked it
(258 ratings)
In this ponderous French mystery-drama, based on an Ellery Queen story, blackmail would seem to be the least of the problems of Charles (Anthony Perkins). His adoptive father Theo (Orson Welles) has a madwoman for a mother, and a gorgeous woman of Charles' age (Marlene Jobert) for a wife. In… More In this ponderous French mystery-drama, based on an Ellery Queen story, blackmail would seem to be the least of the problems of Charles (Anthony Perkins). His adoptive father Theo (Orson Welles) has a madwoman for a mother, and a gorgeous woman of Charles' age (Marlene Jobert) for a wife. In fact, Charles is deeply attracted to her. In addition, his father encourages the whole family to dress in '20s clothing, which makes them all feel out of place. However, when he wakes in a strange bed with blood on his hands and no memory of anything the night before, he gets a little bit frantic. He calls Paul, his old professor of philosophy (Michel Piccoli), one of the few non-family members he can trust for discreet help. Theo has made his country estate into an eerily independent universe, not like anyplace else. Paul accompanies Charles to the father's strange home, and uses his philosophical training to try to solve the mystery of the bloody hands. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
- Directed By
- Claude Chabrol
- Written By
- Eugene Archer, Frederic Dannay, Paul Gardner
- Genres
- Drama, Horror, Mystery & Suspense
PG,
- In Theaters
- Apr 26, 1972 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television
Creative adaptation of the Ellery Queen mystery.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
This unique film is both awkward and mesmerizing.
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Cast
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Orson Welles
as Theo
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Anthony Perkins
as Charles
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Marlene Jobert
as Helene
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Michel Piccoli
as Paul
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Guido Alberti
as Ludovic
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Sylvana Blasi
as Woman
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Tsila Chelton
as Charles' Mother
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Vittorio Sanipoli
as Police Officer
