Rating: 
Summary: "GOING OFF ONE'S ROCKER"
Review: Unforgettable! Watching Kim Stanley slowly disconnecting her fragile mind from dull gray suburbia circa 1964. As Myra, aptly surnamed Savage and Bill [Richard Attenborough - very unsavage] it's quite like "Keeping Up Appearances" [the Brit. sitcom] curdled.Dull, meanningless lives behind drab windowshades, part of cloned suburbia houses.....fantastic escapes into the occult, all pretense, or it it? Their lives are dried-up, our Medium to rarely accurate Myra concocts this kidnapping scheme that goes horribly wrong ...... a child is taken, neatly tucked away in their home, but the child turns ill and could die. Memories of a scratchy victrola incessantly playing "Wings of a Dove", possibly a few table rappings - - - this movie becomes creepier and creepier, and its not the dead - its the living as dead! Not a horror movie, more of a "Portrait of a Lady going Nuts". It's equally quite sad to see how the husband deals with all of this. Kim Stanley leaves you breathless - a magnificent, but rarely seen talent. Companions? "The Haunting" [original version], Ingmar Bergman's "Through A Glass Darkly". A DVD release - intact, with good sound restoration would be lovely, with a suitable sherry, or cup of tea! Either way, save this one for a rainy afternoon, alone!
Rating:
Summary: Greatest Actress Film Portrayal of the Century
Review: Words cannot describe the stunning performance of Kim Stanley as the crazed medium. Given the Best Actress Award by the New York Film Critics she lost the Oscar to Julie Andrews for Mary Poppins in the worst vote in the Academy's history. This is truly the greatest actress portrayal on film that I have ever seen. Being primarily a Broadway talent, Miss Stanley's film work is very scarce. See this performance in this video to understand what I have said. Stanley's The Goddess and Frances are also well worth seeing what great acting is all about.
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