BLUEBEARD (1944)

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dead link] "Mr. Fox (an English tale)". Sur La Lune Fairy Tales.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-20 . Retrieved 2018-06-13. Inspector Lefevre ( Nils Asther) of the Sûreté calls in one of his best undercover agents, Francine ( Teala Loring), who happens to be Lucille's sister. She and her "father" go to Lamarte to have her portrait done. Lamarte is on his guard, but her father is willing to pay a very large commission to find the man responsible for the duke's painting, and Lamarte's greed overcomes his caution.

Morrell has decided to give up painting (which triggers his murderous compulsion) out of love for Lucille, but Lamarte pressures him into one last picture to make him financially independent. However, Francine recognizes him, having met him briefly earlier at her sister's apartment, and Morrell has no choice but to dispose of her. Certain that Francine and her father were working for the police, Lamarte tries to flee, but Morrell catches him and kills him too, before escaping. The only clue he leaves behind is the cravat he used to strangle Francine.Thompson, Stith (1977). The Folktale. Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press. p.36. Paoletti, Gabe (28 December 2017). "Gilles De Rais, The Child Serial Killer Who Fought Alongside Joan Of Arc". All That is Interesting.com. Bluebeard (2015), a ballet based on the novel The Seven Wives of Bluebeard by Anatole France, directed and choreographed by Staša Zurovac and composed by Marjan Nećak Jean Parker is really luminous and lovely, and is the only young female in the cast that captures the feeling of the time period. The actress playing her sister is arch and tart enough to be playing a film noir gun moll, and the other young actresses are just horrible, and horribly directed, and completely out of place in a period film... they must all have come from the local bar. Although I remained perplexed as to why Morrell was referred to as Bluebeard, I can't say it bothered me much, as this is an excellent, captivating horror/thriller with fine performances, great direction, cinematography and set design, and a well written, taut script. It earned a 10 out of 10 from me.

In The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy, the story of Bluebeard is referred to in Chapter 18, with Sir Percy's bedroom being compared to Bluebeard's chamber, and Marguerite to Bluebeard's wife. [71] Lurie, Alison (2005). "One Bad Husband: What the 'Bluebeard' story tells us about marriage". The American Scholar. 74 (1): 129–132. JSTOR 41221385. When he begins to paint beautiful women, something takes over him and he strangles them. His first victim was jealous of his obvious attraction to Parker at the puppet show and this brings out his fury which results in her doom. Other victims follow, and his mentor, a very good Ludwig Stössel, tries to get him to stop. In DC Comics' Fables series, Bluebeard appears as an amoral character, willing to kill and often suspected of being involved in various nefarious deeds.Tatar further theorized in a later article that the apparent mismatch between Orientalist illustrations and the story's European origin stemmed from the violent plot clashing with the prim morals of society at the time, writing "After all, it’s much more comforting for the French reader to think of such marital discord and violence as having taken place long ago and far away, rather than at home in today’s France." [33] Kelly Faircloth also noted this discrepancy, citing the illustrations as "pushing the whole disquieting tale into the geographic and cultural distance". [34] Bluebeard is featured in Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics as part of its "Grimm Masterpiece Theater" season. The bride is the peasant teenage girl Josephine, raised by her three woodworker brothers; she is deliberately chosen by Bluebeard for her beauty, her naivete and her desire to marry a prince. The character design for Bluebeard strongly resembles the English King Henry VIII.

There are a Few Moments of Antiquated Theatrics, surely by Intent, of Over-Heated Displays that seem to Fit Right In this Oddly Staged Film. Sumpter, Caroline (2012). "Tales of Bluebeard and his Wives from Late Antiquity to Postmodern Times, by Shuli Barzilai". Victorian Studies. 55 (1): 160–162. doi: 10.2979/victorianstudies.55.1.160. JSTOR 10.2979/victorianstudies.55.1.160. S2CID 144301925.

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Lovell-Smith, Rose (2002). "Anti-Housewives and Ogres' Housekeepers: The Roles of Bluebeard's Female Helper". Folklore. 113 (2): 197–214. doi: 10.1080/0015587022000015329. JSTOR 1260676. S2CID 162367867. In one version of the story, Bluebeard is a wealthy and powerful nobleman who has been married six times to beautiful women who have all mysteriously vanished. When he visits his neighbor and asks to marry one of his daughters, they are terrified. After hosting a wonderful banquet, the youngest decides to be his wife and goes to live with him in his rich and luxurious palace in the countryside, away from her family. Succession, season 2, episode 9 when Rhea called Logan 'bluebeard' because she thinks he is trying to kill her by putting her up for the CEO position and takes the fall for the Cruise coverup. This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Orczy, Emma. "Chapter 18 – The Mysterious Device". Scarlet Pimpernel.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-20 . Retrieved 2018-06-13.

Bender, Aimee (28 October 2011). "A Writer of Slasher Books Finds More Than a Muse". The New York Times. Bluebeard" ( French: Barbe bleue, [baʁb(ə) blø]) is a French folktale, the most famous surviving version of which was written by Charles Perrault and first published by Barbin in Paris in 1697 in Histoires ou contes du temps passé. [1] [2] The tale tells the story of a wealthy man in the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of the present one to avoid the fate of her predecessors. " The White Dove", " The Robber Bridegroom", and " Fitcher's Bird" (also called "Fowler's Fowl") are tales similar to "Bluebeard". [3] [4] The notoriety of the tale is such that Merriam-Webster gives the word "Bluebeard" the definition of "a man who marries and kills one wife after another". The verb "bluebearding" has even appeared as a way to describe the crime of either killing a series of women, or seducing and abandoning a series of women. [5] Plot [ edit ] Bluebeard, his wife, and the key in a 1921 illustration by W. Heath Robinson The fatal effects of female curiosity have long been the subject of story and legend. Pandora and Psyche are examples of women in mythic stories whose curiosity have dire consequences. In giving his wife the keys to his castle, Bluebeard is acting the part of the serpent, and therefore of the devil, and his wife the part of the victim held by the serpent's gaze. [10]Some rather lovely young ladies offer supporting roles in this edgy and atmospheric thriller; Jean Parker portrays socialite Lucille who becomes enchanted with Morrell and agrees to make costumes for his puppets. It's her sister Francine (Teal Loring) however, who meets her demise in the trap set by the French police. As Lucille confronts Morrell with her suspicion, and with the authorities closing in, Morrell attempts to flee atop Parisian rooftops, and loses his footing when a plank gives way, plunging to his death in the river below, a graveyard familiar to his prior victims. Had this picture been filmed the same way today, the ending fairly screams "sequel". Ex Machina, a 2015 film directed by Alex Garland, adapts the Bluebeard character as the reclusive CEO of a fictional tech company called "Bluebook" Bluebeard announces that he must leave for the country and gives the palace keys to his wife. She is able to open any room with them, each of which contain some of his riches, except for an underground chamber that he strictly forbids her to enter lest she suffer his wrath. He then goes away, leaves the palace, and the keys in her hands. She invites her sister, Anne, and her friends and cousins over for a party. However, she is eventually overcome with the desire to see what the secret room holds, and she sneaks away from the party and ventures into it. Bluebeard is a 1944 film noir directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, starring John Carradine in the title role. [2] The film also stars Jean Parker. The film is based on the famous French tale Barbe bleue [3] that tells the story of a violent nobleman in the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of one wife to avoid the fate of her predecessors. The film is registered in the public domain. [4] Plot [ edit ]