Crescendo (1970)
Anno di uscita: 1970
Nazione: United Kingdom
Alternative Title: Concierto inacabado, Crescendo - Die Handschrift des Satans, Crescendo... con terrore, De misvormde Mannequin, Ena ptoma stin pisina
Regista: Alan Gibson
Writer: Alfred Shaughnessy, Jimmy Sangster, Michael Reeves
Produzione & Genere
Premi & Simili
Premi: N/A
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Parole chiave
Parole chiave: disability, psychological thriller
Storia
Susan Roberts, a New York graduate student researching composer Henry Ryman for her thesis, arrives at his widow Danielle's French estate to access his materials. There, she meets Georges Ryman, Henry and Danielle's wheelchair-bound son who had a promising tennis career ended by an accident six years prior. Susan resembles Georges' ex-girlfriend Catherine, who left him after the accident. As Susan stays longer, she uncovers family secrets that threaten her life, suggesting her arrival was not coincidental.
Riassunto
Crescendo (1970), a British psychological horror-thriller directed by Alan Gibson, follows American graduate student Susan Roberts as she investigates composer Henry Ryman at his widow's French estate. The isolated setting harbors dark secrets and tensions involving the Ryman family, particularly wheelchair-bound Georges who was left emotionally scarred after an accident ended his tennis career. As Susan delves deeper into her research, she becomes entwined in the family's disturbing past, leading to perilous consequences.
