TEN DAYS WONDER (DVD) DVD

Ten Days' Wonder
In this ponderous French mystery-drama, based on an Ellery Queen story, blackmail would seem to be the least of the problems of Charles (Anthony Perkins). His adoptive father Theo (Orson Welles) has a madwoman for a mother, and a gorgeous woman of Charles' age (Marlene Jobert) for a wife. In fact, Charles is deeply attracted to her. In addition, his father encourages the whole family to dress in '20s clothing, which makes them all feel out of place. However, when he wakes in a strange bed with blood on his hands and no memory of anything the night before, he gets a little bit frantic. He calls Paul, his old professor of philosophy (Michel Piccoli), one of the few non-family members he can trust for discreet help. Theo has made his country estate into an eerily independent universe, not like anyplace else. Paul accompanies Charles to the father's strange home, and uses his philosophical training to try to solve the mystery of the bloody hands. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Cast Orson Welles as Theo Anthony Perkins as Charles Marlène Jobert as Helene Michel Piccoli as Paul Guido Alberti as Ludovic

Crew Guy Littaye - Art Director Karl Lagerfeld - Costume Designer Claude Chabrol - Director Jacques Gaillard - Editor Pierre Jansen - Composer (Music Score) André Girard - Musical Direction/Supervision Dominique Zardin - Songwriter Jean Rabier - Cinematographer André Genovès - Producer Guy Maugin - Set Designer Paul Gardner - Screenwriter Eugene Archer - Screenwriter Paul Gégauff - Screenwriter Ellery Queen - Short Story Author

Ten Days' Wonder
(not reviewed)
 

(no awards)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French, Spanish Subtitle Options: Sound Processing: Additional Features: Interactive menus Audio commentary by F.X. Feeney (film critic/screenwriter) Andy Klein (film critic) and Wade Major (film critic) Scene access Filmographies Trailer Still Gallery MPAA Rating: PG DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: Content Length: 105 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Chapter 1 [1:27] 2. Chapter 2 [7:07] 3. Chapter 3 [3:56] 4. Chapter 4 [7:27] 5. Chapter 5 [11:21] 6. Chapter 6 [4:07] 7. Chapter 7 [5:46] 8. Chapter 8 [5:29] 9. Chapter 9 [7:34] 10. Chapter 10 [6:49] 11. Chapter 11 [6:50] 12. Chapter 12 [6:43] 13. Chapter 13 [7:00] 14. Chapter 14 [6:13] 15. Chapter 15 [5:26] 16. Chapter 16 [5:34] 17. Chapter 17 [3:21] 18. Chapter 18 [2:00]