1978 · drama · literary
Mysteries
Directed by Paul de Lussanet1h 37m1978
In the winter of 1891 a stranger arrives in a small coastal town on the Isle of Man. His presence soon disturbs the lives of the local inhabitants, especially the beautiful daughter of the parson.
Our read: Mysteries (1978) reads as a sombre, steady, inventive drama · literary entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / literary, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
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