Anthony Boucher praised the novel The Day of the Arrow (1964) in his Criminals at Large column in The New York Times' March 1, 1964 edition. Observing that, although “men can enjoy them very much indeed”, “the Daphne Du Maurier— Mary Stewart—Victoria Holt sort of novel of mystery, menace and romance, is addressed primarily to a feminine audience...(Therefore) It is somewhat comforting...to encounter (this novel) which tells very much the same kind of brooding, atmospheric story, in very much the same kind of setting (an ancestral castle in the Auvergne), but from a male viewpoint and with a mind working in a completely masculine manner. And I hope that women may enjoy this as much as I have enjoyed, say, Norah Lofts or Evelyn Berckman—with both of whom the tale shares certain affinities...The castle and its village are called Bellac, but this is very far (geographically and spiritually) from the birthplace off Jean Giraudoux. This is a setting for highly civilized and aristocratic nightmare, as a young Scottish painter tries to identify the sinister forces that are taking control of his friend the Marquis. The answer will come as no surprise to anyone who has ever leafed through The Golden Bough, but its obviousness in no way diminishes its power. The book is as full of tantalizing and terror‐hinting symbols as a pack of tarot cards, and as oddly vivid in its invented folklore as Ngaio Marsh's Death of a Fool. The character of the young painter is not in the film,
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Eye of the Devil
(1966) " This is the climax in mind-chilling terror!"
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Runtime | 1 hr 36 min |
Budget | $3 000 000 |
Premiere: World | November 18, 1966 |
Premiere: USA | September 6, 1967 |
Digital: World | January 1, 2012 |
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Also Known As | 13 (United Kingdom) |