Malpertuis

Malpertuis

If you expect to get out alive... you must be dreaming.

Directed by Harry Kümel

Produced by Artémis Productions, Les Productions Artistes Associés

1972125 min6.4 / 10

A surreal, mythologically-steeped nightmare about entrapment in a haunted mansion where reality and dream collapse into one another.

A young sailor finds himself trapped in the labyrinthine mansion of his occultist uncle, along with a number of eccentric and mysterious relatives who all seem to be harboring a dark secret.

Questions people ask

  • Is Malpertuis scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.

  • Is Malpertuis easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Does Malpertuis end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Malpertuis sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Malpertuis violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

48/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity79

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise31

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Malpertuis

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Malpertuis

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Malpertuis, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Malpertuis, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Malpertuis, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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