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Directed by | Harry Kümel |
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Cinematography | Eduard van der Enden |
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Music by | François de Roubaix |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Countries | Belgium France West Germany |
Production
editAfter director Harry Kümel received a mixed commercial reception for his previous film Monsieur Hawarden, Kümel found himself lacking funding for the next film he wanted to make titled Malpertuis.[1] Kümel wrote a contemporary story based on Elizabeth Báthory with co-producer Pierre Drouot and Jean Ferry.[2] The initial production company for the film was Drouot's Showking Film, a company he set up to handle co-productions.[2][3] Kümel decided against getting any funding from the state funding as way of showing that "I didn't need them".[3]
After getting actress Delphine Seyrig cast, Showking Films managed to get other production companies involved: Cinevog, Maya Films, Gemini Pictures, Roxy Films and Mediterranea from Belgium, France, Germany and Italy respectively.[3] The film began shooting Ostend and Bruges in May 1970.[3] The film wa
Reception
editCommerical film in Belgium in the late 1960s and early 1970s was considered to be poor as these film showcased "a lack of moral concern".[4] Film that contained explicit sexuality such as Cash? Cash! (1967) and Take Me or Rape Me (1970) were looked negatively by film critics.[4]
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