The Chinese Room (film)

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The Chinese Room is a 1966 [1] [2] Mexican mystery and melodrama film directed by the American filmmaker Albert Zugsmith. [3] It starred Guillermo Murray, Elizabeth Campbell, Carlos Rivas, and Cathy Crosby.

Contents

The film revolves around a doctor (Murray) "who uses unorthodox methods to cure a drug-addicted family". [4] [5]

Production

It was based on a novel by Vivien Connell. [6] [7]

According to Cathy Crosby, she became ill during the filming and had to swim to shore from the boat they were rehearsing on. [8]

Reception

The film was described as a "mixture of melodrama , mystery and horror around various situations related to adultery and crime" . [9] It was called "appalling rubbish" by Emilio Garcia Riera in his Brief History of Mexican Film [10] .

References

  1. ↑ Wilt, David E. (2024-10-17). The Mexican Filmography, 1916 through 2001. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-0430-5.
  2. ↑ Amador, María Luisa; Blanco, Jorge Ayala (1986). Cartelera cinematográfica, 1960-1969 (in Spanish). Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos, Coordinación General de Difusión Cultural, Dirección de Literatura/UNAM. ISBN   978-968-837-945-5.
  3. ↑ "The Chinese Room Review".
  4. ↑ Pitts, Michael R. (2024-10-09). Horror Film Stars, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-1034-4.
  5. ↑ Rabkin, Leslie Y. (1998). The Celluloid Couch: An Annotated International Filmography of the Mental Health Professional in the Movies and Television, from the Beginning to 1990. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN   978-0-8108-3462-0.
  6. ↑ "» A Review by Dan Stumpf: VIVIAN CONNELL – the Chinese Room [Book & Film]".
  7. ↑ Riera, Emilio García (1992). Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1966-1967 (in Spanish). Universidad de Guadalajara. ISBN   978-968-895-343-3.
  8. ↑ Clemens, Samuel (May 2023). "Cathy Crosby". Classic Images . pp. 26–29.
  9. ↑ Guerrero, 1849-1999 (in Spanish). Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero. 1999. ISBN   978-970-18-4221-8.
  10. ↑ Riera, Emilio García (1998). Breve historia del cine mexicano: primer siglo, 1897-1997 (in Spanish). Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía. ISBN   978-968-5096-00-3.


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