The Chinese Room (film)

The Chinese Room is a 1966^[1]^[2] Mexican mystery and melodrama film directed by the American filmmaker Albert Zugsmith.^[3] It starred Guillermo Murray, Elizabeth Campbell, Carlos Rivas, and Cathy Crosby.

The film revolves around a doctor (Murray) "who uses unorthodox methods to cure a drug-addicted family".^[4]^[5]

Production

It was based on a novel by Vivien Connell.^[6]^[7]

According to Cathy Crosby, she became ill during the filming and had to swim to shore from the boat they were rehearsing on.^[8]

Reception

The film was described as a "mixture of melodrama , mystery and horror around various situations related to adultery and crime" .^[9] It was called "appalling rubbish" by Emilio Garcia Riera in his Brief History of Mexican Film^[10].

References

^ Wilt, David E. (2024-10-17). The Mexican Filmography, 1916 through 2001. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0430-5.
^ Amador, María Luisa; Blanco, Jorge Ayala (1986). Cartelera cinematográfica, 1960-1969 (in Spanish). Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos, Coordinación General de Difusión Cultural, Dirección de Literatura/UNAM. ISBN 978-968-837-945-5.
^ "The Chinese Room Review".
^ Pitts, Michael R. (2024-10-09). Horror Film Stars, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1034-4.
^ Rabkin, Leslie Y. (1998). The Celluloid Couch: An Annotated International Filmography of the Mental Health Professional in the Movies and Television, from the Beginning to 1990. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-8108-3462-0.
^ "» A Review by Dan Stumpf: VIVIAN CONNELL – the Chinese Room [Book & Film]".
^ Riera, Emilio García (1992). Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1966-1967 (in Spanish). Universidad de Guadalajara. ISBN 978-968-895-343-3.
^ Clemens, Samuel (May 2023). "Cathy Crosby". Classic Images. pp. 26–29.
^ Guerrero, 1849-1999 (in Spanish). Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero. 1999. ISBN 978-970-18-4221-8.
^ Riera, Emilio García (1998). Breve historia del cine mexicano: primer siglo, 1897-1997 (in Spanish). Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía. ISBN 978-968-5096-00-3.

External links

The Chinese Room at IMDb

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[1] Wilt, David E. (2024-10-17). The Mexican Filmography, 1916 through 2001. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0430-5.

[2] Amador, María Luisa; Blanco, Jorge Ayala (1986). Cartelera cinematográfica, 1960-1969 (in Spanish). Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos, Coordinación General de Difusión Cultural, Dirección de Literatura/UNAM. ISBN 978-968-837-945-5.

[3] "The Chinese Room Review".

[4] Pitts, Michael R. (2024-10-09). Horror Film Stars, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1034-4.

[5] Rabkin, Leslie Y. (1998). The Celluloid Couch: An Annotated International Filmography of the Mental Health Professional in the Movies and Television, from the Beginning to 1990. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-8108-3462-0.

[6] "» A Review by Dan Stumpf: VIVIAN CONNELL – the Chinese Room [Book & Film]".

[7] Riera, Emilio García (1992). Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1966-1967 (in Spanish). Universidad de Guadalajara. ISBN 978-968-895-343-3.

[cicc-8] Clemens, Samuel (May 2023). "Cathy Crosby". Classic Images. pp. 26–29.

[9] Guerrero, 1849-1999 (in Spanish). Gobierno del Estado de Guerrero. 1999. ISBN 978-970-18-4221-8.

[10] Riera, Emilio García (1998). Breve historia del cine mexicano: primer siglo, 1897-1997 (in Spanish). Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía. ISBN 978-968-5096-00-3.

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