In this eerie, atmospheric tale, a young woman is on a train when she sees some people she thinks she knows from her childhood. On arriving home, her husband tells her that a certain countess has died. At that point, the film cuts to a scene of the countess singing in a mausoleum while the visual image of the graveyard's many tombstones passes before one's eyes. Back home, the husband -- also a "father-figure" -- is looking over his collection of wooden angels. Some time elapses, and he surreptitiously sees a thief come down through the chimney, steal some things, and then leave. To combat any recurrence, he builds an iron, escape-proof cage around the fireplace, and then goes away on a trip. When he comes back, he finds the thief dead in the cage. Thus far, the camera has only shown the husband in profile or from the back. Then there is another story about a young girl, with a spiteful, nasty mother, who is trying to cope with her own attraction to a man.
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The Games of Countess Dolingen Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Carol Kane
She was 29, now 71 years old
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as Louise Haines-Pearson |
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Michael Lonsdale
He was 50, now 92 years old
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as Bertrand Haines-Pearson |
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Marina Vlady
She was 43, now 85 years old
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as La mère de la petite fille |
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Marilú Marini
She was 36, now 78 years old
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as La comtesse Dolingen de Gratz / La bonne |
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Robert Stephens
He was 50, 64 years old when he died
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as Le professeur |
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Marucha Bo
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as Nena |
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Emmanuelle Riva
She was 54, 89 years old when she died
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as Une invitée |
The Games of Countess Dolingen Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Bram Stoker as Author. He was 133 (64) years old when He died
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Writing |
