cyril chamberlain ( 8 march 1909 – 5 december 1974 ) was an english film and television actor .

he appeared in a number of the early carry on , doctor and st. trinian 's films .

he was born on 8 march 1909 in london and died in builth wells in wales on 5 december 1974 aged 65 .

he spent his final five years in retirement restoring antique furniture .

he was married to actress lisa lee and they had one child .

he appeared in 139 films between 1938 and 1966 .

his first film appearance was in the 1939 will hay comedy film ask a policeman ; his role was uncredited .

cyril chamberlain

cyril chamberlain was born on march 8 , 1909 in paddington , london , england as cyril hugh basham chamberlain . he was an actor , known for
although his contributions were limited to the very early days of carry on , cyril chamberlain provided solid , reliable support to the main regulars in the black and white carry on films . the contribution of familiar british character actors like cyril chamberlain should never be underestimated .
on television , cyril chamberlain popped up in a variety of roles in the likes of the saint , ivanhoe , no hiding place and william tell .
cyril chamberlain ' s name is located at panel 39 in the commemorative area at the australian war memorial ( as indicated by the poppy on the plan ) .
so what else do we know about cyril chamberlain ? cyril was born in london in march 1909 . he was married to the actress lisa lee and together they had one child . i cannot find any evidence as to why he decided to retire from the acting profession in 1966 , other than the suggestion that he did so to concentrate on his passion for restoring antiques . cyril chamberlain died in wales in december 1974 at the age of 65 .
cyril chamberlain ' s first screen appearance came in 1938 with an uncredited bit part in the man with 100 faces . his career spanned nearly thirty years until his last appearance in the yellow hat in 1966 .
when looking back at cyril chamberlain ' s involvement in the series i was struck by how many fairly large supporting roles he had . i had always seen him as having cameo parts in the films , but he was actually pretty prolific . so what else did cyril get up to in his acting career ?
eer of an actor who appeared in the very first carry on film , carry on sergeant in 1958 . cyril chamberlain would go on to play supporting roles in a further six films in the early days of the series .
cyril chamberlain made his first carry on appearance in a cameo role of the gun sergeant in carry on sergeant . he shares a scene with the likes of kenneth williams and bob monkhouse . cyril returned to pinewood later that year for a more substantial supporting turn as bert able , one of the patients in carry on nurse . cyril has a memorable scene in nurse which sees his character have an adverse reaction to some medication which sees his run amok in the middle of the night ! he also shares scenes with the prolific character actress marianne stone who plays his wife alice .
next up came another substantial role , as the school caretaker alf in carry on teacher . alf is scene removing some risqué ( for 1959 ) pin ups from the school notice board , pocketing one for himself ! in carry on constable released the following year , cyril plays sid ' s second in command , thurston . most of cyril ' s scenes as with sid as together they try to keep their new recruits ( williams , connor , phillips and hawtrey ) on the right track ! cyril chamberlain then went on to have a blink and you ' ll miss it cameo as a policeman who arrests kenneth williams at windsor station in carry on regardless !
chamberlain cyril ( joe ) passed away peacefully in hospital , aged 84 , december 29 , 2007 , leaves a loving wife edna , devoted son nicholas , loving grandchildren jennifer , sharon , nicola , michael - jon , mandy and carrie and his great grandchildren . funeral at lytham crematorium , 3 . 30pm on january 9 , . . .
cyril chamberlain passed away peacefully on 3rd february 2016 at st . john ' s hospice , moggerhanger , aged 93 years . brother to the late joan chamberlain and much loved godfather to jennie . will be greatly missed by all his family and friends . a service will be held at cambridge crematorium on wednesday 24th february at 11 . 30 a . m . family flowers only please . donations if desired can be made at the service in aid of st . john ' s hospice . all enquiries to central england co - operative funerals , 1 huntingdon street , st . neots . tel 01480 210780
cyril ' s next carry on role turned out to be his only appearance in a carry on filmed in colour , the glorious carry on cruising released in 1962 . in cruising , cyril plays the role of ship steward , tom tree , joining regular co - stars kenneth connor , kenneth williams and sid james . the following year would see cyril ' s last appearance in the carry ons , and bring an end to a run of consecutive film roles for rogers and thomas . in carry on cabby , he plays sarge , the radio controller at sid ' s speedee cab company . sarge has a role to play at the end of the film when he helps orchestrate a manoeuvre of cabs to ambush the crooks who kidnap hattie jacques and liz fraser .
cyril was an indispensable supporting actor in many british films usually playing a solid dependable character and he appeared as such in sergeant , nurse , teacher , constable , regardless , cruising and cabby . died april 30 , 1974 ( age 65 ) in builth , wales
cyril chamberlain has a whopping 162 screen credits to his name . on film he worked again for peter rogers and gerald thomas in small roles in the following films : the duke wore jeans ( starring tommy steele and co - written by lionel bart ) , please turn over , nearly a nasty accident , the iron maiden and raising the wind . he also worked for peter ' s wife betty box and gerald ' s brother ralph thomas in several of their films , including upstairs and downstairs , doctor in the house , doctor at sea , doctor at large and doctor in love .
in addition to various roles in film and television , bauschulte also worked extensively as a voice - over speaker for german language media . his best known such role was as the voice of lieutenant mike stone in the us tv series the streets of san francisco , played by karl malden . from then on he was karl malden ' s german voice in all his films . he also several times voiced sid james and cyril chamberlain in the carry on films . additional voice - over roles included richard attenborough in jurassic park , alec guinness in murder by death ( german title , eine leiche zum dessert ) , edward platt in the television series get smart ( german title , mini - max ) and barnard hughes in the television series mr . merlin . the german - speaking children of the 1970s know his voice as that of mr . rossi in the german version of il signor rossi cerca la felicità . he was one of the german voices of ludwig von drake , succeeding horst gentzen , before being replaced by eberhard prüter .
cyril also made appearances in many other classic films from the late 50s and early 60s such as a night to remember ( with kenneth more ) , two way stretch ( with peter sellers ) , too many crooks ( with terry - thomas ) and dentist on the job ( with bob monkhouse ) . he was also a regular in the st trinian ' s series of films , notching up roles in blue murder , pure hell and finally the great st trinian ' s train robbery , as a member of frankie howerd ' s gang .
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he was born in orpington in kent and attended banstead residential school before going off to australia for schooling . whilst living in perth , selling tv ' s he became interested in amateur dramatics and upon moving to sydney started to appear in small parts on the stage . he eventually moved on to film and television with productions like the merchant of venice and once upon a mattress . he returned to the uk in 1964 working at st . martins theatre . his other tv work includes dr who and doomwatch . his carry on appearances are short in cowboy , riff in follow that camel , teaboy in doctor , bagpipe player in khyber , x - ray operative in again doctor and barman in convenience .
esma adds her unique style of twittering comedy to the carry on series in several roles . her first appearance is in constable , where she plays a little old lady , who having just successfully crossed a road one way , is escorting back the way she has come by an over - eager kenneth williams . in regardless , she is sids assistant at the agency and causes chaos with her new filing system . in cabby , she plays flo , a doddery battleaxe determined to drive her husbands cab . in cruising she is a high - spirited passenger who joins in all the activities and is called a mad little pixie by the captain . she was born in australia and came to britain in the early thirties and was cast in many roles , usually as a busybody or maiden aunt . she found a wider audience when she appeared in the rag trade but found her own niche in the carry ons . she died in 1972 in camden , london .
patrick has been associated with three carry ons , two as an actor and one as creator . he collaborated with jack searle in creating the idea on which nurse was based and he had small parts in jack ( as spanish governor dom luise ) and regardless . cargill was born in london in 1918 , training to be an officer in india , before returning to the uk to enter acting . in world war ii he went to india again as an entertainments officer , but eventually returned to the uk to write scripts for the likes of time on their hands and ring for catty . in the 60 ' s he moved in to tv , with memorable roles in the prisoner , the avengers and his own show father , dear father . his film credits include the beatles help and up pompeii . died may 23 , 1996 ( age 77 ) in richmond , england .
roy plays the captain of the british forces in up the khyber , captain keen , who falls in love with princess jelhi , daughter of the khasi of kalibar . he plays the part in a very straight , british manner which enhances the comedy in the infamous dinner scene when chaos abounds as the officers are sitting down to supper . he was a multi - talented artiste adept in trumpet - playing and dancing ( he holds a tap dancing world record ) and has been in many stage productions such as pickwick with harry secombe and singin in the rain with tommy steele . he started as a stooge for jimmy james but he is perhaps best remembered for his own tv show record breakers . he died from lung cancer on september 2 , 1994 ( age 62 ) in gerrards cross , buckinghamshire , england .
he came to fame as the camp , joan collins fan club on friday night live . he has toned down his appearance in recent years leaving off most of the make - up and dropping his dog , fanny , from the act . he has appeared in various tv programmes for example sticky moments . he appears in columbus as don juan diego , who accompanies christopher columbus ( jim dale ) on his journey to the americas .
he has a small cameo in columbus as martin . clunes will be very familiar as gary in tv ' s men behaving badly . he has , in recent years , ventured in film with staggered , which he also directed and he is also makes regular guest appearances in harry enfield ' s tv programme .
jeremy was no stranger to the world of carry on as his father was kenneth connor , who starred in many of them . jeremy , himself , made his first appearance in nurse when he was just three and a half , as bernie bishops ( kenneth connor ) son . he later reappeared full grown , as a footpad in dick , a student watching a film in behind and a gunner in england .
pat is perhaps best known for her roles in tv sitcoms , especially you only live twice in which she starred with peggy mount . she appears in two carry on films , first in doctor , where she plays one of the rebellious patients , and then in again doctor , where she plays the new snooty matron . she passed away in may 2002 aged 75 .
kenneths first carry on role is that of the troublesome shop steward , vic in at your convenience who spends all his time quoting union rules from his nukie handbook . his second carry on film was matron , in which he plays the son of a petty thief , who gets roped in to infiltrating the maternity hospital disguised as a nurse , where he has to cope with lecherous doctors and assist in the delivery of triplets . his other work includes the role of sonny jim in coronation street , and that was the week that was . in later years he became famous playing the role of the ghost , hopkirk in randall and hopkirk ( deceased ) . he has also written scripts for tv .
harry h is perhaps best known as harold from the tv series , steptoe and son , a role he played for 13 years . he appeared only in carry on screaming , as the inept detective inspector bung , who makes a hash of his investigation into the cases of several disappearing women , missing clues and relying on dumb luck to solve the case . he was awarded on obe in 1976 and died in march 21 , 1982 ( age 57 ) in hastings , england .
he plays a small cameo part in regardless where he is one of the wine tasters , but he is perhaps best known for his radio work , at which he was known as the man with the thousand voices . he died in 1969 .
he joined the early carry ons with two major roles . he took the lead in jack , as the gentlemanly greenhorn midshipman poop - decker who is robbed of his clothes , captured by the press - gang and consigned to menial duties below decks . against all odds , he becomes the hero of the british navy . in spying , he plays harold crump , one of the bungling secret agents who can destroy even the best laid plans . he does , however get the girl , in the shape of barbara windsor . a light comedy actor and recording artiste who specialises in nonsense songs , cribbins has starred in many films including children ' s feature the railway children , the water babies & doctor who . he has also indulged in tv with roles in fawlty towers and all the voices of the wombles .
her face became known to british tv viewers as the long - running half of the comedy duo that advertised philadelphia cheese . she has been more successful than her partner , appearing as one of the brides in four weddings and a funeral and guest spots on various comedy shows . in carry on columbus she takes the major female role as fatima , the spy sent by the sultan of turkey ( rik mayall ) to sabotage christopher columbus ' ( jim dale ) journey . she married toby dale , jim dale ' s son whilst filming was taking place . they have since divorced .
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will hay comedy ( basically a remake of his earlier oh , mr . porter ! has fitfully funny moments , but those are largely offset by the fact that just about everyone in the film is unpleasant . and it doesn ' t help that there really isn ' t much of an ending . a shame , because there are some great lines (
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the red queen kills seven times ( italian : la dama rossa uccide sette volte ) is a 1972 italian giallo film directed by emilio miraglia .

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through the appeal of the title alone , how could i resist the red queen kills seven times ? i can imagine georges franju , the director of eyes without a face , would have plenty of fun with emilio p . miraglia ' s gothic and bloodthirsty giallo . the red queen kills seven times sees two sisters inherit a castle from their deceased grandfather . however , one of the sisters , kitty , is being stalked by the titular red queen who , as you may have guessed , wants to kill seven people . it ' s a family curse that the sisters are dealing with , so ultimately , they have to stop this rampant killer from going any further . the red queen kills seven times is a standard giallo with a savage kill…
two young siblings , kitty and evelyn , learn from their elderly grandfather , tobias wildenbruck , of the curse affecting their family : as the legend goes , every hundred years , their ancestor the red queen rises from the grave and kills seven times .
the red queen kills seven times fits all these criteria and then some . with one of the most ludicrous endings i ' ve seen yet and the breathtaking barbara bouchet ( seriously , her eyes are incredible ) this was , once again , a ton of fun .
over the past couple of years , indie distributor arrow video has been devoting quite a bit of time to the italian giallo scene . in the red queen kills seven times , an age - old family curse hits sisters kitty ( barbara bouchet ) and franziska ( marina malfatti ) following the death of their grandfather , tobias ( rudolf schundler ) . every 100 years , the legend goes , the bloodthirsty red queen returns and claims seven fresh victims .
in the red queen kills seven times , an age - old family curse hits sisters kitty ( barbara bouchet , milano calibro 9 ) and franziska ( marina malfatti , all the colours of the dark ) following the death of their grandfather tobias ( rudolf schündler , the exorcist , suspiria ) . every hundred years , so the legend goes , the bloodthirsty red queen returns and claims seven fresh victims . was tobias just the first . . . and are kitty and franziska next ?
the castle at the center of this red herring filled whodunnit is possibly my favorite part . it’s huge and i love the scenes with babs chasing the red queen herself through all…
when two sisters inherit their family castle , a string of murders committed by a mysterious dark haired woman in a red cloak decimates their circle of friends . is the killer their ancestor , the
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the red queen kills seven times
is a sophisticated , sexy , stylish giallo with many twists and surprises . it is not as gory as others in the genre but the amount of blood delivered is right . you will enjoy its wonderful colors , the gorgeous women , the clothes , the tasteful decor , the lighting effects and the beautiful soundtrack . one of the best into the world of giallo .
the red queen kills seven times is a fantastic giallo , full of twists , turns , red herrings , and a web of complicated character relationships . you may have to watch it twice to sort things out , but it ' s hardly a chore , thanks to the fast pace , good acting , and an engaging plot which mostly makes sense . though the film is set in modern times , it borrows elements from gothic horror , with a castle setting , cobwebbed dungeons , secret rooms , and a family curse .
when two sisters inherit their family castle , a string of murders committed by a mysterious dark haired woman in a red cloak decimates their circle of friends . is the killer their ancestor , the
red queen
whom legend says claims seven lives every hundred years ?
the story behind the scene in the painting is that the 2 queens were sisters who lived in that same castle centuries ago and have always hated each other since childhood . after she was fed up from her sister’s pranks , the black queen murdered the red queen while she was sleeping , by stabbing her seven times . the legend goes that a year after her death , the red queen arose from the grave and murdered 6 innocent victims before killing the black queen . after killing 7 times , the red queen finally has her vengeance and can return to her grave to rest in peace . however , since this is a curse , the same thing has been known to occur every 100 years and always involves 2 sisters from the family bloodline and wouldn’t you know it , the next curse deadline is only 14 years away .
the “evelyn” in the red queen kills seven times is nothing to do with the title character in the night evelyn came out of the grave but remains a potent antagonist and ( as kim newman notes in the audio commentary ) could have potentially become an iconic horror figure if the film had been granted a us remake in the 1980s , as part of the masked killer / slasher subgenre . it is unknown for the majority as to whether or not the red queen is a supernatural being or a person adopting her guise , which contributes to the tension and terror .
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director emilio p . miraglia ( the night evelyn came out of the grave ) once again combines a conventional giallo whodunit narrative with supernatural chills , concocting a gripping horror / thriller hybrid which moves effortlessly between the world of high fashion and creepy gothic locales . co - starring b - movie legend sybil danning ( grindhouse , howling ii ) , the red queen kills seven times shows that there s more to gialli than black - gloved killers !
without getting too deep into the film ' s ostensible
mythology
, the painting depicts the internecine struggle between a black queen and red queen , hence the title of the film . little evelyn is evidently the murderous red queen in this scenario , but in one of this film ' s really haphazard narrative lurches , once the story has moved forward fifteen years , there ' s then a
opens , warring young sisters kitty and evelyn are told by their grandfather of the history behind one of the paintings in the castle they call home . some years before the red queen and the black queen were similarly warring sisters who maintained a feud into adulthood until the black queen murdered the red queen . a year after this , the red queen returned from her grave to murder 7 people , the last one being her sister . the ominous suggestion being these two girls are headed down the same dark path unless something can be done . skipping ahead to kitty as an adult , her grandfather dies and his will must be read . evelyn is said to be in america but the truth is , kitty knows her sister is dead…because she killed her . or did she ? and who is the figure in bright red cloak who is murdering various people around kitty ? perhaps once again the red queen has returned from her grave for revenge .
a series of murders links fashion photographer kitty wildenbruck ( barbara bouchet ) to a curse on her family bloodline and a devilish spectre known as the red queen .
an age - old family curse hits sisters kitty and franziska following the death of their grandfather tobias . every hundred years , so the legend goes , the bloodthirsty red queen returns and claims seven fresh victims . was tobias just the first . . . and are kitty and franziska next ?
[ images : the red queen ( top ) fifteen seconds from killing , ( middle ) eight seconds from killing and ( bottom ) one second from killing . ]
“the red queen kills seven times” comes together much better than the average giallo . the director , screenwriter , cinematographer , costume designer and composer ( a terrific score by bruno nicolai ) are all in sync with each other . they create a thriller that looks and sounds as it should with a script that actually works and enough acting chops to pull it off . the film is not particularly scary , and it has more silliness than your average argento or fulci flick , but it is also likely to have broader appeal .
the noble wildenbrück family is plagued by a curse that dates back centuries . long ago , two sisters ( the red queen & the black queen ) despised each other with a passion - filled hate . in anger , one dark day the black queen murdered her sis , and so it would seem their deep enmity would finally be laid to rest . but legend has it the red queen returns every 100 years to take her revenge . . . by killing 7 people in and around the family . flash to the present : fashion photographer kitty wildenbrück (
the simple plot revolves around a family curse in the form of an ancestral red queen who embarks on a murderous spree every 100 years . when sisters kitty ( barbara bouchet ) and fransizka ( marina malfatti ) inherit their estate , several acquaintances are killed by a woman in a red cloak with long dark hair . is this the vengeful spirit of the red queen , or someone with more earthly intentions using the legend to their own purposes ?
the painting that sent little evelyn into a murderous frenzy is a disturbing image of the so called “black queen” stabbing the dark haired “red queen” in the neck . both characters in the painting could easily be viewed as older versions of the 2 quarreling girls at present . the curse is explained in a rather quick and confusing manner that caused me to have to rewind it a few times , so allow me to explain it to you more clearly… .
during all of this , the supposed red queen makes her rounds violently knocking off other characters that seem to know a thing or two about what’s going on . knowing that she must be the seventh victim , kitty really starts to fear for her life as the body count increases and gets ever closer to seven .
trqkst is by far one of the better giallo films this side of deep red , with which ( as alan jones notes in the audio commentary ) it also shares parallels . trqkst ( aka the lady in red kills seven times ) , is the second disc in arrow video’s killer dames box - set and remains a must for genre aficionados and film fans in general . despite some quivering performances and occasionally juddering plot swerves , it’s a powerful , enrapturing , trend - setting fable ; a near blood - shot , shimmering giallo classic with deep crimson visuals , surreptitious plotting and a clandestine sting in its tail .
feels like a 98 - minute tour through a decade of italian horror filmmaking . the familial , haunted - castle backstory involving the red queen evokes the gothic era of the early 60s , when bava and steele reigned as king and queen , while the bright , gaudy fashion world aesthetic recalls bava’s transition into color filmmaking . these two contrasting styles clash throughout
but the hub connecting the various spokes of sunday’s episode , “the queen’s justice , ” was the queen herself , who , we were reminded by mycroft the iron banker , was the spit and image of her father even as everyone else was trying to distance themselves from the sins of their ancestors .
the titular red queen is supposedly the spirit of a long - dead , tragically murdered daughter of the wildenbrucks , a wealthy clan who still resides in the family castle . legend has it that her unrested soul returns every hundred years to claim seven victims , including any wildenbruck daughters . presently , two sisters , kitty and eveline , live in the castle along with their grandfather , who relays the sordid family history as if it were some twisted bedtime story . even though history seems to be repeating with these two bickering sisters , the grandfather assures them that the red queen is not due to return for over a decade , in the year 1972 .
one standout murder sequence that scores the films some major points involves the red queen driving a car and dragging a victim , stuck in the car door , along the road . this sequence brought to mind another very similar moment from one of my favorite films , dario argento’s legendary masterpiece deep red , but trqk7t predates that film by a good three years… .
“the red queen” is a real winner , and lets you know just how good it will be without wasting any time . the introductory prologue features a little blonde girl ( named kitty wildenbrück ) playing with her doll . her mean brunette sister , evelyn wildenbrück , steals it and runs into their father’s cozy study , within a dwelling that looks like a manor mutated into a castle . there , to the horror of her sister and wheelchair - bound father , she proceeds to stare at a creepy painting of a black queen stabbing a red queen and then stabs the doll repeatedly while screaming “i hate you ! ”
henry williamson’s “the old stag” has been hailed as the best collection of animal stories since sir john fortescue’s “the story of a red deer” .
truly gorgeous cinematography by alberto spagnoli ( 1st ac on red desert ) . and the film scan is a + .
it almost seems fitting that the most enduring image from this jaunt is the red queen herself , an elusive phantasm treading the line between fever dreams and reality , her iconic crimson cape and a blood - curdling giggle trailing in her elusive wake . she’s there—and then she’s not
tropes like gushing red blood , which has a suitably garish hue here . that said , there are parts of
the plot being not so interesting after all , i focused on the production design . the scenes take alternatively place in a gothic german castle and in a few apartments . love ugo pagliai ' s bad taste for his flat ' s decoration . he almost deserves to be stabbed by the red queen . recommended though .
the scene so neatly summarizes the whole of the human condition that miraglia might as well have stopped the film there , but he goes on . the patriarch gathers the two girls onto his paralyzed lap and relates to them the terrible story behind the painting : every 100 years a pair of sisters who are intense rivals undergo a terrible curse . the “black” sister kills the “red” one , only to have the young woman reborn as a vengeful spirit that butchers seven victims , ending with the “black” sister . no worries though ; the next iteration of the cycle is more than ten years away . the audience is left to wonder if this seemingly inconsequential backstory may , in fact , be foreshadowing some later event . hmm…
at this point , there are probably several questions scratching at the viewer’s mind such as will evelyn really arise from the grave as the killer red queen ? , who was the red caped knife wielding diva that scared the bejesus out of poor tobias wildenbrűk ? , and why is barbara bouchet so damn foxy ? well sit back and pour you another glass of wine because we are only 13 minutes into the movie and there’s a lot more to come before any of those questions are answered .
it ' s nearly a typical giallo with red herrings abound in its mystery , an overly complicated plot , and being polished in technique but not in its depth . the red queen legend is a good creepy starting point to navigate its murders and the plot is often very convoluted with some loose ends coming up in its end twist . yet , like any fair giallo , it ' s flamboyant enough that you should just take all the style in .
another main character that is introduced later in the story is martin hoffmann ( ugo pagliai ) , the new general manager of springe , who took over after the former manager hans meyer ( bruno bertocci ) was murdered by the red queen , while out shopping for a prostitute in the interest of having a threesome with his mistress lulu ( sybil danning ) .
wizzle takes himself off to st paul’s cathedral , where a plentiful supply of pigeons keeps him well fed . then he moves on to hyde park and kills a green woodpecker , and where he is watched by a
one of sybil danning ' s early films . almost unrecognizable with red hair . and quite nude . great interview on the arrow video blu - ray .
to make things juicier , martin’s wife elisabeth explains to him during a conjugal visit that evelyn visits her at night and that they run free in the forest that surrounds the institution , and that evelyn promises to eventually take her away forever . watching elisabeth explain this to martin in a delirious state of mind is very entertaining and causes one to ponder if her account of evelyn is true or not , given her current mental state . well , later that night the red queen does come for elisabeth and helps her to escape the asylum forever . as elisabeth is climbing the gate to freedom , the red queen cuts the ladder resulting in much blood flow as elisabeth’s head is impaled by the deadly sharp ornaments that line the top of the gate . a stand out gory moment in the film…
so , now we have all the conventions of a great gothic horror tale , but the atmosphere of the film seems to switch at this point as we transition into what feels like a different movie . the vibe completely changes to more of a giallo film ( which is way cool with me ) , as we follow kitty at work snapping photos of supermodels at the springe fashion organization . it is here that several new characters are introduced to the story , who basically serve as murder victims for the ghoulish red queen , or are suspects in a possible red queen hoax . also , the prospect of a murder mystery involving characters in a fashion designer clique reminded me a lot of mario bava’s blood and black lace ( which is a good thing , i might add ) .
and who is currently at dragonstone ? jon’s aunt , also known as the other powerful queen in this story , who has moved into her ancestral home and has a nice map of her own .
a curse haunts the wildenbrück family once every 100 years — two sisters have always become the red and black queen , feuding until one of them dies . then , the survivor is haunted by sixth deaths , with the final death — the seventh death , referenced in the title , being the surviving sister . kitty ( bouchet ) and evelyn are the next two sisters to be so cursed , battling even in childhood , stabbing each other’s dolls with daggers .
i also can’t help thinking that i might be being a bit too thorough with the film ' s plot , because what really outshines here is the murders by the red queen , the great music from bruno nicolai , the attractive female cast , the vintage 70’s designer fashions , and the exotic european settings . the film combines the giallo film style and gothic horror tale with panache , and if you enjoy those two things , then trqk7t is likely to be a treat .
cavan sets his goshawks free to attack the wild red kite . the ‘tame’ tethered red kite becomes very agitated , so he cuts her leather thongs to let her go free and she flies up and joins the wild bird . the goshawks , outwitted by the kites , eventually give up and return home : the kites fly off and ‘live happily ever after’ – later that year producing four young .
– soon to be unleashed upon the world . ) we are told the life story of the stag to date , the technical terms dropped into the prose like plums in the pudding : the stumberleap stag lives his life naturally , as do all the red deer of exmoor .
a lovely giallo gothic hybrid with the ever beautiful barbara bouchet . this movie was a pleasure to look at through and through . style around every corner . the twisty plot keeps things moving along at a nice pace , and the kills are gratifying despite a ki count being somewhat on the low side .
as i cosied up in the coach , frostbitten villages , blotted with the onion domes of gothic churches , hazed by in the valleys . even the red lights of the ubiquitous austrian brothel couldn ' t detract from this winter wonderland .
universal pictures and breaking bad screenwriter gennifer hutchison team up to adapt author victoria aveyard ' s science fiction novel set in a society where citizens are segregated due to the color of their blood , and centering on a 17 - year - old revolutionary who poses as a long - lost princess in order to protect her family . the red queen is the first installment in a proposed trilogy of films .
) is untroubled by the ancient myths of her family . that is , until people around her begin to die at the hands of a mysterious red - cloaked , knife - wielding ripper !
, since both of these films were done in the traditional italian manner of being entirely post - looped , even the
original language
version has occasional mismatches between lip movements and words uttered . fidelity is fine on both tracks , and the at times weirdly perky scores of bruno nicolai sound great .
when the giallo is set in italy it typically takes one of three different routes . sometimes it promotes
italian - ness
through a foregrounding of identifiable tourist spots that often halt the narrative and serve as sheer spectacle . other times it strives to erase italian - ness by establishing the setting as an ( other ) anonymous european city , avoiding distinctive signifiers of italy altogether . and still other times it constructs a
rural - historical
locale as a place of the uncanny , as in la casa dale finestre che ridono ( the house with the windows that laugh , pupi avati , 1976 ) .
the film starts out incredibly in a beautiful gothic castle in germany . as little girls , kitty wildenbrück and her sister evelyn have been fighting when their grandfather tells them the story behind an incredibly uncanny painting : legend has it that a fiendish red lady is to return to the castle every hundred years and kill seven people . fourteen years later , kitty ( barbara bouchet ) has become a successful fashion photographer . suddenly , people begin to get murdered . . .
this illustrated edition was reprinted several times during the 1940s , including an edition by penguin in 1942 , complete with full illustrations – quite an achievement during those very austere war years , when paper and permission to print were hard to come by . it has a most poignant printed message on the title page :
the fashion is an inextricable element of “red queen’s” appeal , indulging in extremes of kitsch rivaled by only a few other giallo . much of the credit must go to costume designer lorenzo baraldi ( his credits include “portrait of a nude woman” ( 1981 ) which i would think would not have needed his services ) who was clearly at least as interested in radical color combinations and dizzying op art as he was in showing off the assets of cast .
arya originally planned to go to winterfell , but apparently changed her mind once she heard her kill - list target is in charge in king’s landing . i’m going to kill the queen , she told ed sheeran and his soldier friends .
bruno nicolai’s score is hauntingly beautiful , in the style of a children’s nursery rhyme that was popularised in later , and perhaps more well - known , gialli such as dario argento’s profondo rosso ( deep red , 1975 ) . similarly , with its supernatural undertones and red - cloaked , cackling murderess , the film channels the uncanny aspects of the fairy tale to present an outlandish thriller worthy of any gialli or italian horror fan’s time .
. where that film constantly pivots between different modes and styles , this one is largely committed to a stalk - and - slash routine that keeps the blood flowing . the title demands at least seven murders , after all ( it actually delivers this and more , not that i’m complaining about the misnomer ) . in sequences seemingly inspired by contemporaries like bava and argento , miraglia artfully stages many of the incredibly bloody murders , with the crimson spatter acting like grace notes . one sequence involving a wrought - iron gate is among the most creatively gruesome kills the genre has to offer , and miraglia consistently treats each murder as a show - stealing moment , putting him at ( or at least near ) the forefront of the splatter movie tradition .
t’chakamma breaks free , with the youngster held protected , and tries to climb up to the cave of bats , but the dogs give chase and attack . the vulture waits on above . t’chakamma makes a stand on a cliff ledge and kills most of the hunting dogs . on a ledge t’chakamma and swart piet tussle together : both are wounded . swart piet lies exhausted and nearly dead . the vulture lands nearby .
such seemingly peculiar behaviour by red kites is well known . shakespeare certainly knew of the trait – as he noted in a winter’s tale : ‘when the kite builds , look to lesser linen’ ( act iv , scene 3 ) .
it ' s got everything i want from a giallo : red herrings , great score , beautiful euro ladies , bloody kills , convoluted plot , nudity . . . . but it adds in a gothic supernatural flavour as well . the killer is delightfully over - the - top and there is no way you can confidently guess who it is , because it really doesn ' t make any sense . but it was still a pretty fantastic ending / reveal . my only real complaint is that they don ' t use the castle setting a little more .
, this film is bathed in red , whether it’s in the form of lurid bloodshed , garish garments , or gaudy decorations . it slowly becomes inescapable , much like the death curse that haunts the characters here , guiding them to an inevitable doom heralded by fleeting glimpses of a lady in red . where many gialli zig and zag , this one gives the impression of constantly spiraling downwards , much like blood circling a drain—meaning it’s no less dizzying , of course .
when two sisters inherit their family castle , a string of murders committed by a mysterious dark haired woman in a red cloak decimates their circle of friends . is the killer their ancestor , . . . see more »
it ' s also got one of the dopiest setups ever , with a grandfather explaining a family curse that ' s represented by a giant painting in his bedroom that he despises ( after he tells the story to his two granddaughters , he orders the painting removed - i guess he was just waiting for the right moment ? ) . the curse explains the title as well - the family has a curse where every hundred years , one sister ( the
red queen
) will murder seven people including her sister . as luck would have it , the hundred year mark occurs 14 years later , when the girls have become beautiful women and the grandfather has passed away , with his inheritance being withheld until the year is over and the curse is
broken
. i mean , all of these movies are ridiculous when all is said and done , but that ' s gotta be the nuttiest one yet - can ' t someone just witness a murder or try to cover up an affair or something like usual ?
when everyone , minus evelyn , gathers to hear the will executor read aloud grandfather tobias wildenbrűk’s living testament , they find out that the inheritance is not to be collected until the end of the year . it seems tobias knew he would die the year of the family curse and felt it best that the inheritance not be collected until all that “killer queen” hoopla be good and over with .
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alberto spagnoli’s cinematography is visually striking ; the measured palette is accentuated in the restoration to stunning effect , with neutral , earthy tones punctuated by the bright and alluring 1970s fashion and décor , particularly the almost violent splashes of the colour red throughout the film . this edition thus warrants the archival introduction and interview with production and costume designer , lorenzo baraldi .
‘ the flight of the pale pink pyjamas ’ ( first appeared in collier’s , 1925 ) : the narrator ( hw ) tells us about major arthur cavan , vc , dso , mc , ornithologist , bird photographer and film - maker , ex royal flying corps ace who had brought down nine german planes in less than three minutes , and who lives seven miles from the narrator’s home ( i . e . georgeham ) . the narrator relates that he had written a story about red kites . major cavan is writing an official paper on them , thinking them to be extinct in britain . he has invited the narrator to visit and exchange information .
this is a book of the countryside . red - deer , foxes , herons , badgers , falcons , sun and sea and wind live in its pages , as they could only be made to live by one who has himself lived with them . there is the excitement of the chase , the natural human pity for the hunted , the intense joy of the bird
the moral seems to be that a scientific approach ( cavan , who thought red kites extinct in britain ) is inferior to that of a keen amateur naturalist ( hw , who through patient field work and observation knew they were not ) .
shane fitzsimons i came to skiing relatively late in life , and very tentatively too . in fact i ' d such a well - honed sense of self - preservation that the first few times i ventured onto the slopes , i kept on signing up for novice classes . this meant i had fun and was very safe - but it also meant that i never really advanced and learnt to ski the parts of the . . .
turns out euron’s kidnapping last week of ellaria and her daughter tyene was the demented pirate equivalent of a trip to tiffany’s . he presented his prize at the red keep and then cersei subjected ellaria to the same horror that she herself had suffered with the loss of myrcella , fatally poisoning tyene with a kiss .
this is a fairly exhaustive set of material for a pair of films that ( like the red queen herself ) came and went out of nowhere : as thrower points out , miraglia himself proved to be quite elusive following these films , as he only directed one more film before presumably retiring . both he and his films are somewhat enigmatic—one wonders especially how these two films still feel so obscure since they’re among the best early - 70s eurohorror offerings . hopefully , this latest release will bring them to a wider audience and change that .
jon , as ever , is looking northward , but circumstances may be pushing him toward dragonstone . on sunday he announced his first major defense initiative as king in the north : an enormous dragonglass mining effort . samwell tarly later learned , between his maester orderly rounds , that large stores of the substance , which kills white walkers and which we know as obsidian , are at ( surprise ) dragonstone .
by the end of my week ' s ski tutorials , i found myself venturing out alone for one last morning milk - run . no longer shackled with my red - slopes l - plates , i schussed down the slopes , gliding to a halt with the finesse of a lillehammer olympian .
‘ the five lives of the isle - of - wight parson ’ : the isle of wight – ‘a diamond - shaped island’ – has many famous tales associated with it , not least those associated with queen victoria , tennyson and the royal yacht squadron – but the tale of the isle - of - wight parson who was tarred and feathered and tied to the corpse of his brother had not previously been told . so opens this story .
i favour the short , sharp approach . i have a particular hit ( high intensity training ) regime which i was introduced to by professor jamie timmons of kings college , london . it consists of three minutes of intense exercise on my exercise bike , done three times a week , plus a few minutes of strength exercises ( things like press ups and squats ) done most mornings .
the flat with the green striped wallpaper must be the same as the set from the strange vice of mrs . wardh .
“shall we begin ? ” the dragon queen asks tyrion . this being the former occupier of meereen , we could be in for a lengthy stay , though she seems more motivated since she emerged from that flaming temple last season . besides , we only have 12 more episodes to go — so if she’s ready , so am i .
one restless night while lying in bed , tobias receives an alarming visit from a female intruder in a red cape clutching a dagger in a most threatening manner . he calls out to franziska for help but suffers a heart attack in front of the menacing intruder .
the first book by hw to be published by putnam , it had a plain brown paper dust wrapper with a sketch of the head of a red - deer stag by lionel edwards , a well - known and well - respected sporting artist and friend of a . j . munnings .
what ' s the difference between a well made giallo , and any other mindless slasher flick ? many for sure , but the main difference to me at least is very simple : while the second wants to pile up corpses as quick as possible , a good giallo makes sure that every death is memorable . there ' s of course the music , the camera , the settings , and the gorgeous women that you will only find in a giallo . the red queen embodies all these aspects pretty well , and yes , the jumps of logic in the plot as well . the thing is , i was so interested in what was going on , that i didn ' t mind so holes here and there in the script . at the end , that ' s what a good giallo can do , it will seduce your senses , without having to insult your intelligence .
anyone who enjoys richard jefferies or who has wept over “the story of a red deer” will find . . . a book to cherish . it depicts nature red in tooth and claw ; . . . blood is spilled in plenty . the book is full of terse , nervous , beautiful writing : it is a pity mr . williamson does not extend his range beyond the dominion of fur , feather and fin . [ but surely he does ? ( ‘fur , feather , and fin’ was a series of books on sporting subjects – today collectors’ items . ) ]
the evidence that sitting kills goes back to the 1950s when a study was done comparing bus conductors ( who stand ) with bus drivers ( who sit ) . it turned out that the bus drivers had twice the risk of developing heart disease . since then we have become a lot more sedentary . we sit at work , in the car and at home — moving only to shift from one seat to another . many of us spend more than half our waking lives sitting on our bottoms looking at computers or watching television .
yes , and they should definitely include the coffin she comes out of , too . such a pity that no shame went out of business ; i loved their material dvd supplements . the monster amulet that came with dark waters has been on my wall for six years . unfortunately , my cat chewed off the rubber knife on my killer queen model since that picture was taken . : p
note : the vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second . the horizontal is the time in minutes .
in the case of lung cancer it is all about giving up smoking . smoking kills half the people who do it . if you are a 40 - year - old smoker and give up then you will add 10 years to your life expectancy . plus you won’t spend the last decade of your life coughing your guts out . the best way to give up is with nicotine patches or e - cigarettes ( vaping ) . despite all the negative publicity around e - cigs , they are much , much safer than inhaling burnt tobacco .
the book designer / typesetter at putnam was t . m . ragg , and it is obvious that he took a great pride in his work . there are a number of letters from him in the archive ( mainly to do with his work on tarka the otter ) which show how careful he was . most extraordinary is that for this book ( the old stag ) the first produced by putnam , ragg sent for hw’s approval a dummy – a completely made - up but totally blank book , bound in brown - red cloth , titling fully gold - stamped . an ms note by ragg written inside ( in brown - red ink – exactly matching the cover ! ) states :
• bran finally returned to winterfell and was reunited with sansa , which would have felt like a bigger deal if bran hadn’t become such a drip since last season . how have you been ? sansa asked . i am the three - eyed raven , her little brother responded . i see everything at all times . i saw you in your wedding dress as the snow fell on one of the worst days of your life . um yeah , sansa said . i’ve got stuff to do . …
it suggests that , as i’ve said before , cersei’s venom probably won’t succeed as a long - term strategy . “game of thrones” seems to be about the evolution from a bloody , top - down monarchy - by - force to a more democratic way forward as humanity bands together to confront the white walker threat , standing in for catastrophic climate change or some other global crisis to be named later . the classic race to rule the seven kingdoms will eventually amount to a contest , to paraphrase davos , to be the skeleton that sits on the iron throne .
it has everything you expect in a giallo , with it ' s ups and downs , the plot has no problem sacrificing some logic here and there in order to create dramatic tense sequences . i ' m ok with that , a good giallo seduces your senses , it doesn ' t hammer them like any mindless slasher flick does . it has a fantastic score from bruno nicolai , a gothic atmosphere , dream sequences . good fun giallo times .
after years of billowing story and cast , it was striking to note how the action hinged mostly on people we have been with from the beginning : cersei and jaime lannister ; jon snow ; sansa , arya and bran stark ; daenerys targaryen and tyrion . even the hound — now riding with the unkillable beric dondarrion and thoros , the myrish red priest with brooklyn bartender styling — has been around , off and on , since the pilot .
there was in 1923 a real - life captain p . c . cavan who was a member of the cheriton otter hunt and later on its committee . he lived nearby – though slightly more than seven miles distance ! one hopes that he was not offended by hw’s use of his name in this story . i have not verified whether the real - life cavan was a first world war rfc ace , but one would presume there was a basis for such a tale .
while many giallo viewers await the ubiquitous susan scott ' s next undressing scene , many many others are waiting to see her next fabulous outfit . such is the giallo that it panders to both readings : erotic anticipation and camp sensibility . the giallo is a document of 60s and 70s style that years later can be seen as utterly camp . even the most tired of gialli is capable of being resurrected as a
masterpiece ,
thanks to alexander doty ' s example of making things queer [ 3 ] and wardrobe departments whose creativity and expression at times exceeds that of the director .
[ following a previous review of a ‘nature’ book ] . . . mr henry williamson takes us for long walks and rides in the country , never pointing out things but letting us quietly into the confidence of foxes , herons , badgers , falcons , and red - deer . [ a quote follows ] that is mr . williamson’s method , and with all due deference to the naturalists , i think it is the best way .
so how can you reduce your risk ? well , there is some evidence that eating a diet rich in lycopenes ( found in tomatoes and other red fruits and vegetables ) and selenium ( found in brazil nuts , fish , and seafood ) may help . these foods also form a key part of the mediterranean diet ( see below ) .
extras include : an excellent audio commentary by writers / genre specialists alan jones and kim newman , a short film analysis by jake west entitled “the red reign” in which critic stephen thrower dissects and discusses trqkst , relaying production morsels , visual parallels , how trqkst was released with novelty blood - red popcorn in the us and an insight into composer bruno nicolai : a former tutor to ennio morricone . “life of lulu” is a recently filmed interview with actress sybil danning , who looks remarkably younger now than she did in trqkst , forty four years ago ! probably all that clean living . danning discusses her early industry days , how she got into acting through modelling in austria and her memories of filming trqkst .
the narrator meets him in a meadow where cavan is exercising his tame norwegian goshawks and a red kite , called glead ( an ancient word meaning ‘glider’ ) . he had had a pair , hoping to breed from them , but one had died . cavan relates that his wife had been upset that day to find some washing ( her delicate underwear ) had mysteriously disappeared from the linen line where drying . as the two men talk they notice something pink flying about in the sky . then , with great excitement and amazement , cavan realises that they are his wife’s pale pink pyjamas and that they have been ‘stolen’ by a wild red kite – a bird that the narrator / hw had known about for over a year . ( a bird referred to as an ‘oodmall’ in the story is a devon word for a green woodpecker . )
the book show traces of immaturity which may be arrested development due to the upheaval of the war . . . . [ the reviewer is worried by the extreme ‘grimness’ of some of the stories . ]
aesthetically this movie is never boring even when the plot is dull as a doorknob ( see also : most movies under the giallo umbrella ) . doesn ' t make much use of its bavarian location , but it gets a lot of mileage ( for me anyway , yours may vary ) for having a mystery killer that dons a red cape and cackles maniacally . . . and sybil danning !
when it comes to alcohol , it seems that a modest amount is unlikely to do you harm and may do you good . in the predimed study , those allocated to the mediterranean diet were allowed a glass or two of wine with the evening meal . try , however , to limit yourself to a couple of units at a time and aim to have an alcohol - free day at least once a week . the evidence is that red wine is healthier than the rest , but not hugely so .
thrown into the pot of red herrings is evelyn’s previous lover , peter , who is wise to it all ( fabrizio moresco from death walks at midnight ) . he threatens to go to the police about evelyn’s accidental death , but he is a drug addict and is really only interested in harassing kitty for money . his presence , more or less , adds to the story that trashy flavor we know and love from this type of film .
the dazzling glint of candy - colored plastic , the garish hues of trendy blouses and the bright flash of fashion photography seems to suggest a world of light and freedom bordering on hedonism . though there is a brief scene of nudity ( that occurs with near - comic suddenness ) , the film relishes clothes far more than skin ( it even received a pg rating in the us ) . miraglia would seem to suggest that fashion and design is a tool for individuality , assertion and power rather than merely mulvey’s “to - be - looked - at - ness . ” it is interesting to note that almost all the roles of power ( and most of the roles in general ) belong to women . even the killer must don the queen’s cape to murder .
you see , all this sibling rivalry is analogous to the legend that surrounds the murders that take place in the film . after calming the children down , grandfather tobias gives an account of the legend behind the painting and its connection to the wildenbrűk family curse .
’ : the opening and pivotal story about ‘the girt old stag of stumberleap wood’ ( ‘girt’ meaning here ‘big and rangy’ ) . hw opens his story with a confidential and seemingly inconsequential few paragraphs about his childhood school lessons and his fantasies about any creature that came into them ; en route ‘carelessly’ letting us know that the story is to be about a red deer stag and indeed a hound named deadlock , who afterwards was released to an otter hunt . ( deadlock has , of course , the role of ‘villain’ in