{"id":3376,"date":"2007-06-28T16:50:05","date_gmt":"2007-06-28T23:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3376"},"modified":"2021-01-13T01:03:59","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T08:03:59","slug":"seventh-victim-the-1943","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3376","title":{"rendered":"Seventh Victim, The (1943)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;ve always wanted to die.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Poster-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Poster-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Poster-687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Poster.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA young woman (Kim Hunter) searches for her missing sister, Jacqueline (Jean Brooks), who has joined a Satanic cult in New York.\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>Kim Hunter Films<\/li>\n<li>Mark Robson Films<\/li>\n<li>Mysterious Disappearance<\/li>\n<li>Psychological Horror<\/li>\n<li>Satanists<\/li>\n<li>Search<\/li>\n<li>Val Lewton Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this &#8220;exceptional Val Lewton thriller&#8221; is a &#8220;complete original&#8221;, featuring &#8220;bizarre and sinister characters&#8221;, &#8220;smart, strong-willed women&#8221;, and &#8220;several scary scenes.&#8221; The screenplay is complex, &#8220;full of smart dialogue between educated characters about free will vs. fate&#8221;, and it takes an unexpected turn about halfway through, when Hunter and Hugh Beaumont (Jacqueline&#8217;s husband) fall in love with each other and reduce their efforts to find Brooks. As always, producer Lewton &#8212; this time via director Mark Robson and cinematographer Nicholas Musuraca &#8212; employs stark cinematography and clever framing to create frightful scenes without gore (note especially the shower scene). <em>The Seventh Victim<\/em> is a rare film which requires multiple viewings to really &#8220;get&#8221;, but is worth the effort. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kim Hunter in her film debut as Mary Gibson<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Hunter.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Hunter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Hunter.jpg 500w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Hunter-128x95.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Hunter-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jean Brooks as Jacqueline<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Brooks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Brooks.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Brooks.jpg 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Brooks-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Brooks-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effective noir cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Cinematography.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Cinematography.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"362\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Cinematography.jpg 500w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Cinematography-128x92.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/Seventh-Victim-Cinematography-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many genuinely frightening moments<\/li>\n<li>The infamous shower scene, predating <em>Psycho<\/em> (1960) by 17 years<\/li>\n<li>The surprise ending<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes. This enigmatic film has long held fascination for film fanatics, and merits multiple viewings. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cult Movie<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-static\/1001Movies.htm\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0036341\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1765val.html\">DVD Savant Review (scroll down)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/seventh-victim-1943.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/89678\/the-seventh-victim#articles-reviews?articleId=449\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/74379.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve always wanted to die.&#8221; Synopsis: A young woman (Kim Hunter) searches for her missing sister, Jacqueline (Jean Brooks), who has joined a Satanic cult in New York. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Kim Hunter Films Mark Robson Films Mysterious Disappearance Psychological Horror Satanists Search Val Lewton Films Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary notes, this &#8220;exceptional Val Lewton thriller&#8221; is a &#8220;complete original&#8221;, featuring &#8220;bizarre and sinister characters&#8221;, &#8220;smart, strong-willed women&#8221;, and &#8220;several scary scenes.&#8221; The screenplay is complex,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3376\"> 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-3376","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\/3376","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=3376"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3376\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63184,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3376\/revisions\/63184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}