Hands Of The Ripper [1971] [DVD]
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And even then, Hands of the Ripper, the 1971 film in question, is quite a strange, offbeat way to go about the business of making a Jack the Ripper picture. What's actually here is a fascinating psychological chiller that's artfully made on a low budget, trusting the power of performance to carry a heavy workload of exposition and suspense. Golding is torn up about selling Anna, and Lynda Baron brings something maternal and funny and lively to her role as a doomed prostitute. Pritchard has studied Freud and believes she is schizophrenic and explains her brought her home so he can study her.
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Adding to that is the fact that when you watch a Hammer film, you know that you're in for a good time. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. While in a trance she continues his murderous killing spree but has no recollection of the events afterwards. BTS information gradually increases during the featurette, with director Peter Sasdy and actress Jane Merrow interviewed, sharing their thoughts on the picture and their responsibilities to character and tone, and we hear snippets of a conversation from lead Angharad Rees, who passed away in 2012.For some the pacing could be quite slow and while; I didn't find it spectacular and filled with such excitement, but there was enough going on to keep me watching. A doctor attempts to cure the daughter of Jack the Ripper through Freudian psychology, but can not keep her from following in father's footsteps, her mania triggered by light reflected from glass(. this grisly scene has the poor woman attempting to shield her face by her hand, the pins going through it and into her eye!
Hands of the Ripper (1971) with Angharad Rees, Jane Merrow Hands of the Ripper (1971) with Angharad Rees, Jane Merrow
The sporadic flashback sequences may not be entirely original in horror but few are quite as effective. The muddled story is fuelled by many ideas, but still it has some illogical aspects and certain reasoning's that just don't rub off. The big finale, with Eric Porter coaxing Ms Rees into a spectacular deathfall from the uppermost ("Whispering") gallery of St. John Pritchard (Eric Porter), an early follower of Freudian philosophy, who tries to help Anna when it's revealed she's the daughter of Jack the Ripper with homicidal tendencies of her own after seeing dear old dad murder mum as a child.Some of the attempts at humour seem a bit forced (such as the fake séance conducted by Anna's guardian, the fraudulent medium Mrs Golding) and some of the death scenes might seem unintentionally humorous by modern standards. The main trouble with Hammer at this point is that they were making too many horror films - haven't counted exactly but about 12 in 1970/71 alone. W. Davidson) and Edward Spencer Shew takes an impressively mature approach to Anna's psychological troubles,with Pitchard being a flawed,but well-meaning man,who believes that Freud's teachings can be used to save Anna from the darkness inhabiting her. Explaining to a suspicious Dysart that his relationship with Anna is purely professional, attempting to identify the origin of evil, Pritchard quickly becomes wrapped up in the girl's mental illness, where violent actions are triggered by flashing lights and a kiss.
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