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There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. It is based on the novel by Hubert Monteilhet, but the brilliance of this production can be found in the changes made by screenplay author Julius Epstein. Described as a "journey into the diabolical" the screenplay sites the capability of the characters to allow all things permissible The DVD does not do justice to the film's plot, which not only shocked audiences with the tagline, "No one may enter the theater once Fabi enters her bath!

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I think one can see that this indiscretion greatly robs the potential viewer of a sense of the temptation of the characters in a film that was quite daring in its day. Everything about this film, truly a baptism, is charged by a brilliance of acting, writing, producing and directing, music by John Dankworth and black and white cinematography by Christopher Challis that in its exhilarating creativity deserves to be seen often. A little boy kicks repeatedly at a door on a crowded train until it flies open.

Only one passenger, a beautiful, haunted-looking woman Ingrid Thulin is not shocked; the concentration camp number on her arm indicates that she has seen too much to register emotion at yet one more death. Everything in "Return from the Ashes" works at a high emotional pitch, although credulity is stretched to breaking point along the way.

The true quality of this film is not revealed from a reading of the plot. The movie plays far better than it reads. Although warned that he is only after her money, she marries him.

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However, when the Germans capture Paris, Michelle, who is Jewish, is sent to a concentration camp. Years later, Michelle returns to Paris under an assumed name. But she is a changed woman. Thought to be dead, no one recognises her at first despite those killer cheekbones and that smouldering sensuality. As the complicated plot plays out, Michelle reveals her true identity, and Fabi and Stanislaus are revealed as lovers.

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From there the story becomes much darker. After more developments, the movie still has enough energy left to deliver one final twist at the end. For me, Ingrid Thulin is the standout. Strikingly beautiful with a look that suggested a lot more going on below the surface, it's surprising Hollywood didn't seek her out more often. Possibly she would have made one of the great Hitchcock blondes - in an interview, he once singled her out as the epitome of the kind of sexiness he admired, especially in her work for Ingmar Bergman. Although mostly set indoors, this is a classy-looking film, shot in moody black and white.

It also has a distinctive score by John Dankworth with a lilting, zither-flavoured main theme. The look and feel of the film is due to J. Lee Thompson's personal style. Really shines in the second half when it transforms into a total Hitchcockian thriller, full of murder, lies, and outlandish inheritance plots sprung from the mind of a sociopathic Samatha Eggar.

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The post-holocaust setting in no way meshes with the ludicrous plot which lurches from hair-brained scheme to contrived revelation. It's like a much less successful version of the twisty psychological thrillers Hammer made around the same time. You never really know where it's gonna go or what it wants to be. Apparently, Tarantino adores it, and owns the rights.

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A little while back, he screened it as a double-feature at a SF theatre alongside another favourite of his, "The Killing of Sister George". Lee Thompson; Producer J. Extract of a review from Protagonist Pictures will launch international sales on the pic in Berlin. One involves the film itself, a dull slice of Lower Manhattan mumblecore about a heterosexual New York couple fitfully planning their wedding until she discovers his gay dalliance. Whether you know a film buff who needs to upgrade their collection, or you just want to upgrade your movie nights at home, here are eight gifts that will cast your favorite flicks in a whole new light.

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