The appointmentAn event not to be missed
It took an incessant effort on the part of the fans, the protection of the film by the British Film Institute and the bet of the distribution company Les Films du Camélia for it to finally The appointment arrives on the screens of our cinemas. From 25 October, French spectators will be able to discover this film made in France in cinemas one thousand nine hundred and eighty-one by Lindsey C. Vickers and published the same year in the UK. Nothing to do with Sydney Lumet’s 1969 psychological drama starring Omar Sharif and Anouk Aimée, since this The appointment East a horror film as scary as it is intriguingfull of great scenic ideas.
Its synopsis is as follows: An evil and enigmatic entity throws a family into chaos… Unable to attend his daughter’s violin concert, Ian, her father, is haunted by a series of prophetic nightmares that seem to herald an imminent tragedy. Are dark forces gathering to unleash against him?
Psychological horror or supernatural story of an evil force? Lindsey C. Vickers’ genius here is to strongly suggest rather than explain. With a delightful slowness, combined with the impression that the camera sometimes moves away from the subject to instill the drama more deeply, The appointment it’s a pure exercise in horror British, perfectly in tune with its times. You don’t need huge resources when you are talented, as shown for example this short and terrifying excerpt below.
Without special effects other than practical ones, The appointment features memorable sequences, including a final scene involving a car, like we’ve never seen before and like we’ve never seen since. His music is composed by the greats Trevor Jonesand the cast includes Edward Woodward (The wicker man), Jane Merrow and Samantha Weysom. Great little-known horror film, The Appointment ends without providing an explanation for the mysterious nature of the phenomenon. It is therefore up to the spectator to interpret it, but whether he can free himself from it the delicious feeling of anxiety that persists long after the credits roll…
Source: Cine Serie
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