Les morts vivants

Original title: The Living and the Dead

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5.8/10

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A manic depressive man holds his ill mother captive in her home

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A descent into Hell is triggered when "Ex-Lord" Donald Brocklebank finds that he must leave Longleigh House for London to find a way to pay for the medical treatments for his wife Nancy. Alo... Read allA descent into Hell is triggered when "Ex-Lord" Donald Brocklebank finds that he must leave Longleigh House for London to find a way to pay for the medical treatments for his wife Nancy. Alone, his over-protected, delusional, adult son, James, fancies himself in charge of the man... Read allA descent into Hell is triggered when "Ex-Lord" Donald Brocklebank finds that he must leave Longleigh House for London to find a way to pay for the medical treatments for his wife Nancy. Alone, his over-protected, delusional, adult son, James, fancies himself in charge of the manor house with his terminally ill mother, and barricades the two of them into the house for... Read all

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IMDb RATING

5.8/10

2.5K

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Awards
- 10 wins & 3 nominations total

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Leo Bill

James

Roger Lloyd Pack

Donald

Kate Fahy

Nancy

Sarah Ball

Nurse Mary

Neil Conrich

Policeman

Richard Cotton

Nurse Mike
(as Richard Wills-Cotton)

Alan Perrin

Nurse Bob

Richard Syms

Vicar

Hilary Hodsman

Auntie Pat
(uncredited)

Director
- Simon Rumley
Writer
- Simon Rumley
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The film is dedicated to the memory of Sheila and David Rumley, parents of director Simon Rumley. Three months after his father had passed away from a heart attack, his mother was diagnosed with cancer. She died three months later.

Quotes
James: When you leave, I'm the one to look after our house, I'm the one to look after Mummy.

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6/10

When you leave, I'm the one to look after our house, I'm the one to look after Mummy.

I just finished watching two seasons of The Vicar of Dibley, and I thought I would see Roger Lloyd-Pack (Bartie Crouch in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) in something more serious.

He is a country gentleman whose son (Leo Bill, Alice in Wonderland, Kinky Boots) is schizophrenic and whose wife (Kate Fahy) is dying. He has to leave home, so he hires a nurse (Sarah Ball) to watch both of them.

The son locks out the nurse and cares for his mother. This proves to be extremely embarrassing to Mom. And, if two pills are prescribed, then taking a dozen or more will get you better quicker. Mom went from embarrassment to fear.

The sinking into schizophrenia is disturbing and frenetic and may upset some viewers, but it is an emotion packed film that bears watching.