House by the River (1950)
Directed by Fritz Lang
Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the murder on his sibling. Also affected by Stephen's arrogant dementia is his long-suffering wife Marjorie.
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What critics compared House by the River to
Sans oublier l'aspect psychopathologique (surajouté à l'aspect purement criminel) du personnage de Masters dans Police fédérale Los Angeles qui annonce, par son pessimisme, ce film noir presque maudit que sera Le Sang du châtiment [Rampage] (USA 1987) de William Friedkin, fugitivement distribué en Europe et qui le fut encore plus mal aux U.S.A. NOTES 1) Entretien visible dans l'ancienne édition Wild Side Vidéo (comportant deux entretiens avec Lang — dont celui-là) du très rare film noir mi-policier mi fantastique qu'est le House by the River (USA 1949) de Fritz Lang.