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- Upon release, The Keep received mixed reviews from film critics, with many criticizing it for its intangible narrative, though it received some praise for its visual elements, while it performed poorly at the U.S. box office.
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I did read about the studio interference Mann ran into while making it, and “could be good” might be the best description for this movie. There’s enough story to carry the film, but a little more exposition would have been nice.
The movie isn’t easy to find so I ended up watching a 35mm scan on Internet Archive, which I think really heightened the experience. All of those crackles and imperfections feel like they belong. They lend it a nice grittiness that draws attention to just how gorgeous the film looks and sounds.
Oct 15, 2023 · Michael Mann’s “The Keep” (1983) is a deep cut in his body of work, a severely compromised studio film that presents a transitional moment in the filmmaker’s creative journey.
The Keep is a 1983 supernatural horror film written and directed by Michael Mann and starring Scott Glenn, Gabriel Byrne, Jürgen Prochnow, Alberta Watson, and Ian McKellen. Set in Romania during World War II, it follows a group of Nazi soldiers who unleash a malevolent supernatural force after setting up camp in an ancient stone fortress in ...
A few of a detachment of German Army soldiers are mysteriously murdered in a Romanian citadel - 1942. The SS arrives to investigate and put a stop to the killings. However, there is an evil force at work within the Keep which will do anything to escape. The Keep is a high concept yarn.
The Keep: Directed by Michael Mann. With Scott Glenn, Alberta Watson, Jürgen Prochnow, Robert Prosky. Nazis are forced to turn to a Jewish historian for help in battling the ancient demon they have inadvertently freed from its prison.
Jun 9, 2009 · What's good, and some of its very good indeed, is how Mann and his crew create the swellest sense of mysterious atmosphere you could hope to see. The keep and the village are patently sets, but their very artifice adds to the nightmare quality of the visuals, especially given the vats of fog that the filmmakers dump on top of everything.
