A recluse who is driven to murder women gains a neighbor with almost exactly the same name as his--and as a result, attention he doesn't want.
Also known as: A Demon in My View (US video title)
Subgenres: psychological, murder
Director: Petra Haffter
Writer: Petra Haffter, Ruth Rendell (book A Demon in My View)
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Uwe Bohm
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It's been said that no one portrayed madmen better than Anthony Perkins (my apology to the critic whose words I just appropriated and whose name I lost along the way). And that's right--if Perkins performed a balanced character, like Norman Bates or his role in Daughter of Darkness. By playing a nutcase who lives in seclusion, Perkins's character loses a very important layer of personality that the odd traits the script gives him (like being in love with a mannequin, for one thing) are a poor substitute for. I did feel sorry for him, but not connected to him. (1999/Feb 5, 2002) | ||||||
Based on the book A Demon in My View by Ruth Rendell.
