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THE SHUTTERED ROOM (1967).>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Very loosely based on a Lovecraft story, TSR involving a young woman (Carol Lynley) returning to the old homestead located on a a rather primitive and hardscrabble island. She comes with her (much) older husband (Gig Young, who was at least 20 years older than Carol) and they discover there's a reason why the locals avoid the place.....
This REALLY had such potential; the cinema photography is very good and definitely an air of unease, mostly involving the island residents. We're talking pre STRAW DOGS type louts, exemplified by Oliver Reed, whose biggest motivation appears to be raping Carol. Oddly enough, when She calls his bluff, He all but folds up. There is a jazzy, very inappropriate score that doesn't help either.
The oddest thing here is how polite the couple are to the residents even after the less than pleasant encounters.
Not bad, but really could have better. **1/2
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