Directed by:
Jeffrey BloomScreenplay:
Jeffrey BloomComposer:
Christopher YoungCast:
Louise Fletcher, Victoria Tennant, Kristy Swanson, Jeb Stuart Adams, Ben Ryan Ganger, Marshall Colt, Lindsay Parker, Leonard Mann, Nathan Davis (more)VOD (1)
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After the tragic death of her husband, the widow (Victoria Tennant) puts herself, and her children, at the mercy of her sadistic mother (Louise Fletcher) and her dying father. Nasty Grandma locks the children in the attic to keep their existence a secret from Grandpa, thus starting a bizarre and disturbing tale. (Anchor Bay Films)
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This film was a great disappointment, not because I was especially looking forward to it, but because of the potential that can be felt in literally every situation is never exploited. Flowers in the Attic has first of all an excellent gloomy score and pretty good actors, who are unfortunately forced to utter very naive dialogues and to behave not very credibly. In short, if it was more tight in every aspect and if they worked better with the psychology, it would be great, the premise is strong enough for some very good psychological thriller or horror. This calls for a remake.
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Considering that I have seen the recent remake, I did not think I would be surprised, but the opposite is true. This adaptation of the story, which I unfortunately did not read, is much more interesting in the sense that it is rougher. This is not a kind story at all, and the happy ending is truly redeemed by significant suffering. Additionally, Louise Fletcher is simply demonic.
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