Arthaus retrospektive 1943 ich folgte einem zombie. This classic drama horror film is still creepy, thanks to outstanding atmosphere and expert direction from jacques tourneur. Oct 30, 2016 a short video essay on val lewtons i walked with a zombie 1943, directed by jacques tourneur and written by curt siodmak and ardel wray. Oct 11, 2014 i walked with a zombie is almost like the first of the genre which is popular today. Nov 26, 2014 i walked with a zombie was released in 1943 and the soundtrack was scored by roy webb, while the film featured several musical interludes that were performed by sir lancelot. I walked with a zombie is a horror film for grownups, which presents a complex picture of human relations and offers multiple explanations for events portrayed without definitively endorsing any. Replete with creepy incidents and jolting surprises, zombie s brief scenes quickly advance its jane eyre in the west indies storyline while giving an impression of a leisurely pace. I walked with a zombie 1943 0430 1943 us drama, horror, fantasy 1h 9m user score. I walked with a zombie 1943 rko radio pictures film with frances dee jpwwf0 from alamys library of millions of high. Rko producer val lewton seemed to thrive upon taking the most lurid film titles and coming up with pocketedition works of art.
The film was directed by jacques tourneur and edited by mark robson, who would soon be the director for the lewt onproduced the seventh victim. Set on the fictitious caribbean island of saint sebastian, its story feeds on the speculation of its characters and audience, ultimately leaving them both with. Im not easily frightened, insists betsy connell, the intrepid heroine of i walked with a zombie. I walked with a zombie film by tourneur 1943 britannica. The screenplay is based on an article of the same name by inez. Saddled with the studiodictated title i walked with a zombie, lewton, together with scripters curt siodmak and ardel wray, concocted a west indies variation on jane eyre. I walked with a zombie 1943 what characterises i walked with a zombie, right from its opening scene of two distant silhouettes walking along an unnamed beach, is its air of mystery. Bakaleinikoff, who was deemed responsible for making the decision to bring sir lancelot in to the film to add some authentic. Details about i walked with a zombie 1943 movie poster. I walked with a zombie 1943 plot summary 4 a nurse is hired to care for the wife of a sugar plantation owner, who has been acting strangely, on a caribbean island. I walked with a zombie 1943 rko radio pictures film with. The glitter of putrescence of the caribbean colonial past is at once acknowledged, the canadian nurses frances dee visions of tropical enchantment are curtly dismissed by the deathscented plantation owner tom conway, quite the byronic character. Against the advice of the native maid, nurse betsy frances dee brings patient jessica christine gordon to seek a voodoo cure, meeting sentry carre four darby jones and various performers, in producer val lewton and director jacques tourneur in i walked with a zombie, 1943.
Cat people, i walked with a zombie, and out of the past. A nurse in the caribbean resorts to voodoo to cure her patient even though shes in love with the womans. The compositions of light and shadow are weirdly beautiful, and the short length feels just right. I walked with a zombie subtitles english 3 subtitles. I walked with a zombie is a 1943 film about a canadian nurse who is hired to care for the wife of a sugar plantation owner, who has been acting strangely, on a caribbean island directed by jacques tourneur. I walked with a zombie is a 1943 film about a canadian nurse who is hired to care for the wife of a sugar plantation owner, who has been acting strangely, on a caribbean island. Oct 19, 2006 the issue with labeling i walked with a zombie as a horror film is that the characters never appear to be in any real danger, supernatural or otherwise. One can suppose it was inevitable for hammer to take on a lesser celebrated at the time yet influential subgenre such as zombies. I have just modified one external link on i walked with a zombie. I walked with a zombie is lewtons most critically acclaimed film. Gordon,ellison, i walked with a zombie, 1943 ry4e4b from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos. Well acted for the most part, it always held my interest. Young canadian nurse betsy comes to the west indies to care for jessica, the wife of a plantation manager paul holland.
The issue with labeling i walked with a zombie as a horror film is that the characters never appear to be in any real danger, supernatural or otherwise. See this strange, strange story of a woman whose lure set brother. To many people including me, its not typical of the horror genre, but however its classified, i think it. I walked with a zombie i walked with a zombie i walked with a zombie last night i walked with a zombie i walked with a zombie. I walked with a zombie is a 1943 film directed by jacques tourneur, produced by the master of 1940s horror, val lewton. I walked with a zombie 1943 i walked with a zombie. I walked with a zombie simple english wikipedia, the free. The story has ties to this film not only in structure but the idea that. I walked with a zombie 1943 jacques tourneur synopsis. It would be foolish to expect anything else from the firebrand director behind house.
I walked with a zombie was released in 1943 and the soundtrack was scored by roy webb, while the film featured several musical interludes that were performed by sir lancelot. I walked with a zombie is an ambiguous zombie movie directed by jacques tourneur. Produced by val lewton, i walked with a zombie is a movie directed by jacques tourneur in 1943. This article is within the scope of wikiproject horror, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to fictional horror in film, literature and other media on wikipedia. It is a loose adaptation of jane eyre betsy cornell frances dee is a nurse who is hired by sugar plantation owner paul holland to come to the caribbean island of san sebastian to care for his invalid wife jessica.
A short video essay on val lewtons i walked with a zombie 1943, directed by jacques tourneur and written by curt siodmak and ardel wray. Lewton je od scenarista zatrazio da iskoriste klasicni roman jane. The movie stars frances dee as betsy connell, christine gordon as jessica holland, and tom conway as paul holland. For the first time, i recently watched the film i walked with a zombie, an oftdiscussed 1943 bmovie directed by jacques tourneur and produced by. Theres culture clashing, family politics, and an island romance of sorts, but none of these amount to a credible threat. I walked with a zombie 1943 i had no idea id be doing two jacques tourneurval lewton productions so close together but oh well, theyre worth comparing. I walked with a zombie 1943 i walked with a zombie 1943. Gordon,ellison, i walked with a zombie, 1943 stock photo. Roky erickson i walked with a zombie lyrics genius lyrics. I walked with a zombie 1943 04301943 us drama, horror, fantasy 1h 9m user score. If the movie had been called zombie jane eyre, it would standup with movies and novels like abraham lincoln. I walked with a zombie 1943 the movie database tmdb. I walked with a zombie is a 1943 horror movie directed by jacques tourneur. Gallery of 11 movie poster and cover images for i walked with a zombie 1943.
A nurse in the caribbean turns to voodoo in hopes of curing her patient, an unusual woman whose husband shes fallen in love with. The best thing about this movie was the mercifully short length 1 hr 9 min. I walked with a zombie, one of a series of memorable films produced by va l lewton in the 1940s, is now something of a cult horror classic. A nurse is hired to care for the wife of a sugar plantation owner, who has been acting strangely, on a caribbean island. Oct 06, 2012 i walked with a zombie 1943 i had no idea id be doing two jacques tourneurval lewton productions so close together but oh well, theyre worth comparing. I saw i walked with a zombie before i saw cat people and on first viewing i loved it, especially considering its take on jane eyre. A nurse in the caribbean resorts to voodoo to cure her patient even though shes in love with the womans husband. With frances dee, tom conway, james ellison, edith barrett.
The term comes from haitian folklore, in which a zombie is a dead body reanimated through various methods, most commonly magic. Other articles where i walked with a zombie is discussed. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. Ganzer film ich folgte einem zombie 1943 stream deutsch. Keller film editor mark robson original music roy webb written by curt siodmak, ardel wray directed byjacques tourneur. The movie stars frances dee as betsy connell, christine gordon as jessica holland, and tom conway as paul holland the story is about a nurse named betsy who is hired to care for jessica, the wife of plantation manager paul holland. Hodala sam sa zombijem je americki crnobijeli horor film snimljen 1943.
I walked with a zombie frances dee shadow on wall 11x17 mini. While there, she has awkward and stilted conversations with her employer, his. Cobilled with the body snatcher starring frances dee, tom conway, james ellison, christine gordon, edith barrett, sir lancelot, darby jones cinematography j. Over the course of its 69minute running time, jacques tourneurs 1943 film will find plenty of ways to challenge that assertion. Theres culture clashing, family politics, and an island romance of sorts, but none of these amount to a credible threat everybodys too wellintentioned for that. Saddled with the studiodictated title i walked with a zombie.
A young female nurse accepts a job caring for the wife of a stiff and humorless plantation owner in the caribbean. I walked with a zombie was essentially planned as an adaptation of jane eyre in jane eyre, jane is hired as a governess by edward rochester who hides his crazed wife in the attic. It was the second horror movie from producer val lewton for rko pictures. If you would like to participate, you can edit one of the articles mentioned below, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and contribute to the general project discussion to talk over new ideas. Feb 06, 2012 for the first time, i recently watched the film i walked with a zombie, an oftdiscussed 1943 bmovie directed by jacques tourneur and produced by val lewton for rko pictures. Trained nurse frances dee travels to the tropics to care for christine gordon, the wife of. There are any number of horror films about voodoo magic and its colonialist underpinnings jacques tourneurs 1943 i walked with a zombie remaining the most formative example but only bertrand bonellos take on the subject includes an oral presentation on the life and times of rihanna. The plot is a family drama and the zombies in this movie are not like in george romeros trilogy or the walking dead, but related to voodoo in a caribbean island.
I walked with a zombie 1943 journeys in classic film. Zombies are most commonly found in horror and fantasy genre works. I walked with a zombie is a 1943 american horror film directed by jacques tourneur, and starring james ellison, frances dee, and tom conway. Its plot follows a nurse who travels to care for the ailing wife of a sugar plantation owner in the caribbean, where she encounters supernatural phenomena such as voodoo and the walking dead. I walked with a zombie simple english wikipedia, the. See this strange, strange story of a woman whose lure set brother against brother. Modern depictions of the reanimation of the dead do not necessarily. Roy hunts photography is an object lesson in how to indicate a tropical ambience on a.