Peeping Tom
Country: UK
Year:1960
Director: Michael Powell
Stars: Karlheinz Bohm (Mark Lewis), Moira Shearer (Vivian), Anna Massey (Helen Stephens), Maxine Audley (Mrs. Stephens), Brenda Bruce (Dora)
Peeping Tom
Much maligned on its release, Peeping Tom is now considered by many a classic. And it's finally getting a decent Blu-ray release (which I got to watch eventually despite my shit blu-ray player thinking otherwise - note to self: kicking it works!). A reclusive, and socially awkward man films women as he murders them in order to film their expressions of terror. And despite that being only a small part of the plot, it was this that garnered all the attention from what is otherwise a cracking character study.
This film contains an intimate portrayal of a man obsessed with his father's work. Karlheinz Bohm is brilliant as the tortured filmmaker. Both terrifying and tender, it's easy to compare him to Anthony Perkins' turn as Norman Bates in 'Psycho' (which was released 3 months after 'Peeping Tom') - in fact there are so many similarities in tone between the two movies it is difficult to see why the films suffered such different fates; Hitchcock becoming even more famous while Powell was virtually ruined. It's a cracker of a movie. By no means graphic, I feel people really have the wrong end of the stick about this film. I, for one, am glad that it's now acknowledged as one of the greats. I suggest you get hold of it, and quickly!
Reviewer - @helen_of_horror
Peeping Tom Trailer
