Recommended Mystery, With a Touch of Evil

Rating: 9/10 (4 November 2019)

Every time I have ever seen a dramatization of "the good old days", it comes immediately across as cheerful and smooth. Here, I am, at once, captured by the downbeat, Gothic flavor of this period piece. How did the director achieve that? The entire cast of characters seem on edge from the get go. Something isn't right here in this village. There were a good number of people to mistrust through the entire affair. And multiple plot lines were tied up nicely.
I haven't found a fellow-reviewer, yet, who sees the social message underneath all this. Seems no matter how hard you try to make things perfect, something evil is always there, banging on the door.
See if you feel sorry for these people, like I do, once you navigate through this roller-coaster ride.
The director loses 1 point for a few discontinuities.