Kane plays cissy, a spoiled psychotic beauty whose sister lee grant tries to keep nutty cissy in check. Any infringement was not done on purpose, and will be rectified to all. The cage is a tribute to second chances, to the profound transformation that can come from one kid deciding to walk toward the good, even when society has labeled him the opposite. I couldnt really say whether the mafu cage is wellregarded or not because its not regarded, period. Two immensely talented actresses in a total piece of crap. The mafu cage archives the following is a partial list of blogs i posted on myspace and blogger since july 2006 but if you dig a little deeper inside the mafu cage you will find the ones missing on that list.
One sister tries to keep another from getting lost in the clouds in the horrortinged drama of codependency the mafu cage, on bluray from scorpion releasing. When they get out of the army the two open up a bar. Us 1978 dir karen arthur 102 min 35mm presentation. One of only three films directed by karen arthur, its an intense closeup on a codependent and toxic relationship. Kathleen hughes worked on a variety of projects during her entertainment career.
This is in alphabetical order, although rosemarys baby and the haunting are my all time favorite films. The film had a few flaws along the way including a story that isnt all that detailed as well as the fact that the film did move a bit too slowly at times. Meep of the retro movie love podcast and cinema du meep unboxes his first bluray for youtube. The properly matted and widescreen enhanced image is sharp enough to display the films excellent art direction, as well as cinematographer john baileys interesting lighting. The omen 2, visiting hours attempts to take care of cissy by herself, after their fathers death.
The mafu cage british board of film classification. Hughes started her acting career landing roles in such films as the loretta young comedy mother is a freshman 1949, the clifton webb comedy sequel mr. The mafu cage is a boring and pointless trudge through god knows what. Telecharger film the mafu cage gratuitement, regarder film the mafu cage en streaming, voir film the mafu cage en ligne. Beautiful girl hunter by norifumi suzuki is based on manga by masaaki sato. The mafu cage 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and. The list of films are on the melbourne horror film society website, if you would like to check them out. Courtney jones 98 truman scholar finalist, fulbright scholar grant to research english language instruction in elementary schools in taiwan august 2004june 2005. Belvedere goes to college 1949 and the burt lancaster comedy mister 880 1950. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Carol kane and james olson in the mafu cage 1978 carol kane and lee grant in the mafu cage 1978 carol kane in the mafu cage. Usa 25 september 2012 austin fantastic fest netherlands 16 april 20 imagine film festival.
Shari shattuck, christina whitaker, angel tompkins, lucinda crosby, faith minton language. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. The mafu cage or dont ring the doorbellmy sister, my love is a weird little film from 1978. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. Oct 24, 2016 the mafu cage 1978 how about a carol kane double feature. Ive paired a few of them because i think they would make a great double bill and hell, its hard enough narrowing my favorites down to just 50. Lee grant nude, fappening, sexy photos, uncensored. The mafu cage or dont ring the doorbell my sister, my love is a weird little film from 1978. The film was directed by actressturneddirector karen arthur by a. Aug 09, 2016 the mafu cage or dont ring the doorbellmy sister, my love is a weird little film from 1978. Cissy carol kane is a mentally disturbed woman who just might be dangerous. Nov 12, 2016 two strange sisters live in a crumbling mansion, where they keep a pet ape, which belonged to their late father, locked in a cage. Karen arthur born august 24, 1941 is an american film director, producer, and actress. The injury results in brain damage to the point where he basically has a childs brain in a very large mans body.
If not, youll be sure to meet one of these dynamic women soon. The mafu cage nude scenes 6 images and 2 videos including appearances from carol kane lee grant. Oct 18, 2001 dashuk, who is fond of speaking in allegory, describes living in belarus as akin to freedom in a cage an association with childhood fears that he would be locked in the family rabbit hutch if. Karen arthurs the mafu cage 1978 scorpion filmsronin flix blu. This handsome rapist seduces women,then brings them to the basement of the mansion he inherited from his welltodo. This time the film is the complete 101minute version, a nice surprise, and it. The mafu cage also released as my sister, my love, deviation and dont ring the doorbell is a 1978 american psychological thriller film directed by karen arthur, and starring carol kane and lee grant. It did well when it played cannes but then failed to find a theatrical audience before being dumped to vhs in a version running about seven minutes shorter than its theatrical. Title the mafu cage year 1979 distributors tedderwick films ltd classified dates 2504 1979 submitted run time 100m 55s approved footage 9082 bbfc reference aff043807. Faca parte do filmow e avalie este filme voce tambem. Lee grant, although a fantastic actress, didnt interest me much in this film. It took a while due to those aforementioned element issues, but the mafu cage finally made its way to bluray in a limited slipcase edition from scorpion in 2019 with a fresh 2k scan of the interpositive, previously thought lost, supervised and approved by bailey. Based on a french play, the mafu cage marked the second effort behind the camera for former actress karen arthur, who would go on to become an indemand tvmovie director. The following is a partial list of blogs i posted on myspace and blogger since july 2006 but if you dig a little deeper inside the mafu cage you will find the ones missing on that list.
Arthurs film goes there and beyond in ways that make explicit things that are normally only subtext. The story is also known as the mafu cage or simply the cage. Released theatrically by jerry gross organization under a number of titles in cuts both complete and trimmed of roughly five minutes with a bit of narration imposed over the opening credits, the film first appeared on vhs from wizard video as my sister, my love the title imposed at the start and a lightning. Italy 8 september 1979 milan netherlands 17 january 1980. When phillys streets look to bring one young man down and entangle him with violence, anger, and death, its purely up to him to find a way to break free. The mafu cage bluray scorpion releasing 1978 color 1. Equipment checkouts are for enrolled film students and faculty only. While one of the sisters seems to be keeping her head on straight, as it were, the other appears to be. Mentally unbalanced, cissy virtually lives in this exotic mafu cage, crowded with hothouse plants and strange african artifacts. A gi in the vietnam war saves his buddys life, but in the process is shot in the head. Mafu is listed in the worlds largest and most authoritative dictionary database of abbreviations and acronyms mafu what does mafu stand for.
Equipment reservations are required for all checkouts. Usa 25 september 2012 austin fantastic fest netherlands. Africanamerican prisoner, fallen asleep at night in the laundry room, rapes. Films like the stepford wives and daughters of darkness used chills to make a larger. The mafu cage by karen arthur karen arthur, lee grant, carol. The mafu cage is a 1978 american psychological thriller film directed by karen arthur, and starring carol kane and lee grant. Jul 29, 2018 the mafu cages pivotal relationship between sibling relationship begins with hints of being incredibly icky and fucked up, and oh my days. Scorpion releasings dvd bluray of the mafu cage will impress those viewers stand up, will you please that lost their eyesight squinting at an earlier dvd, trying to make out what was happening on screen. Ellen has been taking care of her insane younger sister cissy ever since their explorer father died. Director karen arthur never opts for cheap thrills, instead choosing to imbue her film with heavy doses of atmosphere in the sets including cissys junglelike living space and the almost minimalist white mafu cage, the soundtrack full of pulsating african tribal rhythms, and cissys increasingly farout costumes and makeup. Astronomer ellen lee grant lives with her ferallike sister cissy carol kane in the crumbling mansion left to them by their late anthropologist father, complete with a large cage in the middle of the living room, where. More than a story of redemption, the cage is a story of survival. It was mislabeled a horror movie, which is okay by me im fine with drama, especially those adapted from plays but lord. Overview for kathleen hughes turner classic movies.
Don chastain 19352002 actor don chastain was born september 2, 1935 in oklahoma city. Ellen and cissy lee grant, carol kane are two sisters living together in a dilapidated mansion, where they keep a pet ape named mafu locked in a cage that sits in their living room. While one of the sisters seems to be keeping her head on straight, as it were, the other appears to be sinking further and further into barbarism and insanity. Lee grant and carol kane star as sisters locked in a bizarre relationship in the cult horror film the mafu cage aka dont ring the doorbell. The mafu cage 1978 directed by karen arthur and starring car. The cage abraham book, a 2002 vietnam war memoir by tom abraham. Based on the play by eric wesphal and directed by karen arthur, the mafu cage has had an odd and checkered release history, as the supplements on this excellent disc will relay in some detail. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Contains moderate violence, including violence towards animals. The mafu cage 1978 r 1h 42min drama, horror, thriller september 1979 usa ellen has been taking care of her insane younger sister cissy ever since their explorer father died. Chances are you heard about cottey from someone who is an alumnae or a member of the p. New students will need to set up an account before their first checkout. The print has experienced some colour fading meaning there is a magenta cast to the image but is otherwise in excellent condition.
The same list that introduced me to the velvet vampire also introduced me to the mafu cage, a film i had never heard of before. Expand your home video library from a huge online selection of movies at. After seeing the mafu cage im more convinced than ever that shes one of my favorite actresses. The mafu cage archives the following is a partial list of blogs i posted on myspace and blogger since july 2006 but if you dig a little deeper inside the mafu cage. The cage basketball, the west 4th street courts, a public venue for amateur basketball in new york city books. The cast of this film people from my own neighborhood in north philly are very connected to the vulnerability and suffering at the heart of the film.
African warrior complete with red body paint and then later soaks in a tub. Shampoo 1975, the mafu cage 1978, when ya comin back, red ryder. Although the soundtrack is mono the way it was filmed the sound is crisp and clear and the films music and score are perfectly balanced. Jazz on the screen is a reference work of filmographic information and does not point to digitized versions of the items described. The mafu cage premiered at the cannes film festival in 1978 and was distributed across much of europe in the ensuing years.
Filmcrave s top movies of 1979 includes contract, the mai shen qi, king solomons treasure, mafu cage, the dont ring the doorbell and more. Reservations must be made at least 24 hours in advance, and no more than 7 days in advance. Unfortunately, david comes knocking, delighted to finally get some insight into ellens home life, and soon cissy has trouble differentiating one kind of primate from another. Amongst the other 31 films i watched another new french extremity, a visceral film with little dialogue, trouble every day came out a year before in my skin, in 2001, directed by claire denis. The mafu cage apparently has a few people that consider it to be a masterpiece but im honestly not going to go anywhere near that much praise. Arthur has directed three feature films, including lady beware 1987 and the mafu cage 1978, but the majority of her work has been in television, where she has had a long and prolific career directing television movies and series. More of a psychological thriller than a straight horror picture, the mafu cage is an intriguing and well crafted film filled with enough offbeat elements to appeal to both the arthouse and grindhouse crowds.
The library of congress may or may not own a copy of a particular film or video. With lee grant, carol kane, will geer, james olson. I bought this for cheap at a thrift shop and got it not expecting too much for it was cheap and looked like a sucky horror film. If you are a fan of the mafu cage, you will not be disappointed with the love and care that scorpion put into this dvd project. The film portrays the life of tatsuya, a young man of proper descent whose outward respectability hides his urges for rape and torture. Cissy kane and ellen grant are daughters of a deceased african primatologist who kept wild animals in a cage in his living room. Cage is a 1989 american martial arts action film starring reb brown and lou ferrigno. The mafu cage is all about carol kane being exhaustingly fervorous, seductive and primal.
The mafu cage is one of those magnificently strange movies that come along every few years. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the mafu cage near you. Two strange sisters live in a crumbling mansion, where they keep a pet ape, which belonged to their late father, locked in a cage. Which is surprising, as the flick sounded deeply weird and right up my alley. Arthur worked with screenwriter don chastain to loosely adapt eric westphals play toi et tes nuages, which she had seen in paris in 1975. Apr 02, 2015 the mafu cage us, arthur ftv top ten by year. The other characters are just there to set up cissys next catastrophe. Midge boomgarden mcclosky 91 actress, singer, dancer. As the film plays out, there are some aspects that seem unlikely, e. This old 70s film which is not yet on dvd, does not have a specific genre. This time the film is the complete 101minute version, a nice surprise, and it looks vastly. Top movies of 1979 list, best movies 1979 page 18 by.
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