{"id":1301,"date":"2006-08-21T18:20:35","date_gmt":"2006-08-22T01:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1301"},"modified":"2022-08-14T01:02:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T08:02:11","slug":"bunny-lake-is-missing-1965","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1301","title":{"rendered":"Bunny Lake is Missing (1965)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Curiouser and curiouser.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-26402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Poster.jpg 496w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn London, a young American (Keir Dullea) tries to help his unwed sister (Carol Lynley) find her missing daughter, Bunny.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carol Lynley Films<\/li>\n<li>Keir Dullea Films<\/li>\n<li>Laurence Olivier Films<\/li>\n<li>Mental Illness<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;No One Believes Me!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Otto Preminger Films<\/li>\n<li>Search<\/li>\n<li>Single Mothers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis atmospheric, well-acted thriller &#8212; a &#8220;cult variation on <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1003\"><em>So Long at the Fair<\/em><\/a>&#8221; &#8212; plays upon two of our deepest fears: losing a child, and not being believed in a life-or-death situation. As Peary notes, director Otto Preminger &#8220;makes a strong point about the difficulty aliens (Americans in England, unwed mothers) have getting help&#8221;, and bravely deals in his script with issues such as &#8220;illegitimacy, homosexuality, and incest&#8221;; meanwhile, his &#8220;camera work has a feverish intensity&#8221; which keeps one consistently engaged. Though many critics seem to dislike the film&#8217;s gut-wrenching denouement (which &#8220;diverges from Evelyn Piper&#8217;s [source] novel&#8221;), I&#8217;ll admit I was so caught up in the story that I was easily able to overlook any gaps in logic or consistency.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creative opening titles by Saul Bass<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Titles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Titles.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Titles.jpg 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Titles-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Titles-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Titles-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Titles-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A suspenseful mystery with lots of &#8220;red herrings&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Red-Herring.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Red-Herring.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Red-Herring.jpg 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Red-Herring-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Red-Herring-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Red-Herring-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Red-Herring-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effective use of strange locales (such as the &#8220;doll hospital&#8221;)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Doll-Hospital.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Doll-Hospital.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Doll-Hospital.jpg 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Doll-Hospital-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Doll-Hospital-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Doll-Hospital-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Doll-Hospital-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Laurence Olivier&#8217;s understated performance as a police detective on the case<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Laurence-Olivier.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Laurence-Olivier.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Laurence-Olivier.jpg 853w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Laurence-Olivier-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Laurence-Olivier-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Laurence-Olivier-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/Bunny-Lake-Laurence-Olivier-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. Though it&#8217;s not as famous as other Preminger classics, this cult thriller is well worth watching. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1784#director\">Important Director<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0058997\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/bunny-lake-is-missing-1965.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/read.php?id=14359\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Curiouser and curiouser.&#8221; Synopsis: In London, a young American (Keir Dullea) tries to help his unwed sister (Carol Lynley) find her missing daughter, Bunny. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Carol Lynley Films Keir Dullea Films Laurence Olivier Films Mental Illness &#8220;No One Believes Me!&#8221; Otto Preminger Films Search Single Mothers Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: This atmospheric, well-acted thriller &#8212; a &#8220;cult variation on So Long at the Fair&#8221; &#8212; plays upon two of our deepest fears: losing a child, and&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=1301\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1301"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86162,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1301\/revisions\/86162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}