The Manor, a dark funny version of Akira Kurosawa's " Rashomon". During a snowstorm, Patrick Roarke, a manservant, is found dead at the bottom of the main staircase in a gothic English mansion. Inspector Hatcher is sent to investigate the death. When he arrives, he finds a household consisting of five women. When questioned by the inspector, each of the women tells a different story, all of which are illustrated by flashback scenes showing the events as related by that particular person. Everybody seems to protect somebody and the inspector becomes increasingly intoxicated as he tries to untangle the web of lies in his endeavour to find out the truth.
Acting
Scacchi and Anwar weaponize charm and venom.
Production
Gothic mansion becomes sixth unreliable narrator.
Writing
Each flashback subtly contradicts without cheating.
Director
Kenneth Berris
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kurosawa's Rashomon had exactly one unreliable narrator; this film said 'hold my absinthe' and multiplied it by five women in corsets.
The 1910s setting isn't just aesthetic—it's when servant murders dominated British tabloids, making the class panic historically delicious.
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