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The Seventh Veil (DVD) (*)

$23.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
89 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Production Notes
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1945 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Compton Bennett

Written By:
Muriel Box
Sydney Box

Actors:
James Mason ..... Nicholas
Ann Todd ..... Francesca
Herbert Lom ..... Dr. Larsen
Hugh McDermott ..... Peter Gay
Albert Lieven ..... Maxwell Leyden
Yvonne Owen ..... Susan Brook
David Horne ..... Dr. Kendall
Manning Whiley ..... Dr. Irving
Grace Allardyce ..... Nurse
Ernest Davies ..... Parker
John Slater ..... James
Arnold Goldsborough ..... Conductor
Muir Mathieson ..... Conductor

Synopsis:

Ann Todd stars as an amnesiac mental patient, Francesca Cunningham, who hopes that psychiatrist Dr. Larsen (Herbert Lom) will help her lift the veils of her memory. In a series of flashbacks counterpointed by a lush piano concerto background score, Francesca discovers that she has been a victim of the cruelties of others all her life. Only Nicholas (James Mason), an embittered, crippled musician, has ever shown her any compassion, training the girl to become a top concert pianist. Even he turned on Francesca when she becomes romantically involved with other men, but as the flashbacks end, Francesca arrives at a startling realization about Nicholas's true feelings for her. Filmed on a shoestring, The Seventh Veil rang in as the biggest British box-office success of 1946.

One dark summer night, Francesca Cunningham (Ann Todd), a once world famed pianist, escapes from her hospital room and tries to commit suicide by jumping off a bridge. She is rescued and taken back to hospital to undergo psychological treatment by Dr. Larsen (Herbert Lom). Larsen, desperately wants to know the events and persons who drove her to this state and help her. He makes Francesca talk about her past with her controlling guardian, Nicholas (James Mason) who forced her to practice the piano and kept her isolated from any friendships...

One dark summer night, Francesca Cunningham, a once world famed pianist, escapes from her hospital room and tries to commit suicide by jumping off a local bridge. She is rescued and taken back to the hospital and undergoes psychological treatment by Dr. Larsen. Larsen, desperately wants to know the events and persons who drove her to this state and help her. He makes Francesca talk about her past - a past with a controlling guardian, Nicholas, no friends, kept apart from the man she loved and forced to practice the piano 5-6 hours a day.

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