{"id":2505,"date":"2007-03-11T16:05:34","date_gmt":"2007-03-11T23:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2505"},"modified":"2021-04-09T13:36:45","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T20:36:45","slug":"cul-de-sac-1966","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2505","title":{"rendered":"Cul-de-sac (1966)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Well, here we are &#8212; in the shit.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Poster-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-31474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Poster-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Poster-92x128.jpg 92w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nTwo wounded gangsters (Lionel Stander and Jack MacGowan) seek refuge at the remote castle of a newly married couple (Donald Pleasence and Francoise Dorleac).\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>Black Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Catalysts<\/li>\n<li>Donald Pleasence Films<\/li>\n<li>Gangsters<\/li>\n<li>Hostages<\/li>\n<li>Jacqueline Bisset Films<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Masculinity<\/li>\n<li>Roman Polanski Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis unusual black comedy &#8212; Roman Polanski&#8217;s follow-up to <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=71222\"><em>Repulsion <\/em>(1965)<\/a> &#8212; stars American character actor Lionel Stander, a young Donald Pleasence, and Catherine Deneuve&#8217;s ill-fated sister, Francoise Dorleac (who died in an automobile accident the following year). Like <em>Repulsion<\/em>, <em>Cul-de-sac<\/em> clearly shows Polanski&#8217;s genius for hitting hard where we&#8217;re most vulnerable &#8212; he spares nothing in his depiction of a weak-willed man (Pleasence) who is literally emasculated at every turn, from his wife&#8217;s insistence that he dress up in her nightgown, to his inability to protect his own home (his &#8220;castle&#8221;) from invading gangsters. <\/p>\n<p>For the first 15 minutes of the movie, we don&#8217;t know who any of these characters are, or how they&#8217;ve ended up at such a remote location. Yet this simply makes the bizarre imagery (bug-eyed MacGowan stuck in a car surrounded by high tide; Pleasence opening his refrigerator door to find nothing but cartons upon cartons of eggs) that much more intriguing. Eventually we succumb to the movie&#8217;s odd logic, and recognize that Stander&#8217;s gravelly gangster is a catalyst who will force Pleasence to confront his own insecurities, and disrupt the couple&#8217;s tenuous status quo. <em>Cul-de-sac<\/em> ultimately isn&#8217;t for every taste, and will be most satisfying for those who enjoy their cup of humor bitterly dark. Yet it&#8217;s finely photographed, well-acted, and possesses countless memorable scenes. Regardless of how much you actually enjoy it, this unique film is guaranteed to stick in your mind long after it&#8217;s over. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Donald Pleasence as the cuckolded male hostage<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Pleasence.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Pleasence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Pleasence.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Pleasence-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Pleasence-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Pleasence-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Pleasence-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gruff-voiced Lionel Stander as the no-nonsense gangster<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Stander.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Stander.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Stander.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Stander-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Stander-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Stander-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Stander-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Countless memorable, truly bizarre images<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Still.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Still.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Still.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Still-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Still-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Still-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Still-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>A darkly comedic look at machismo, emasculation, and marital insecurity<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Trio.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Trio.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Trio.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Trio-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Trio-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Trio-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Trio-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effective use of an isolated, windswept locale<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Locale.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Locale.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Locale.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Locale-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Locale-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Locale-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Locale-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gilbert Taylor&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Hen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Hen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Hen.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Hen-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Hen-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Hen-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Cul-de-Sac-Hen-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Krzysztof Komeda&#8217;s jazzy score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as one of Polanski&#8217;s quirkiest films. Peary votes for it as the best movie of 1966 in his <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em> book (with no runners-up), and lists it as both a Cult Movie and a Personal Recommendation in his <em>GFTFF<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0060268\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1966\/11\/08\/archives\/the-screen-polanskis-wild-swingstory-of-a-thug-and-a-weird-couple.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/cul-de-sac-1967\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/69952.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Well, here we are &#8212; in the shit.&#8221; Synopsis: Two wounded gangsters (Lionel Stander and Jack MacGowan) seek refuge at the remote castle of a newly married couple (Donald Pleasence and Francoise Dorleac). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Black Comedy Catalysts Donald Pleasence Films Gangsters Hostages Jacqueline Bisset Films Marital Problems Masculinity Roman Polanski Films Review: This unusual black comedy &#8212; Roman Polanski&#8217;s follow-up to Repulsion (1965) &#8212; stars American character actor Lionel Stander, a young Donald Pleasence, and Catherine&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2505\"> 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_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;Well, here we are -- in the shit.&quot; Synopsis: Two wounded gangsters (Lionel Stander and Jack MacGowan) seek refuge at the remote castle of a newly married couple (Donald Pleasence and Francoise Dorleac). 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