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Rautakylän vanha parooni

1923 · 88 min Drama Horror
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

The Drakenhjelm family has lived in the Rautakylä manor for over 150 years. The current master of the house, elderly baron Magnus, has been living for a long time in an unregistered relationship with his housekeeper Lisette, with whom he also has a son, Sebastian. After the baron falls gravely ill Lisette starts getting worried about losing everything, so with Sebastian on her side she demands the baron to write a letter to the pastor and ask him to come over to perform a wedding ceremony. Right after Sebastian has left to fetch the pastor, a threesome seeking shelter from the storm comes to the manor and wreaks havoc on the marriage plans.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1923
Country Finland
Genre Drama, Horror
Director Karl Fager
Runtime 88 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (1 votes)

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The film constructs a claustrophobic dread, relying on the decaying grandeur of the manor as a reflection of its inhabitants' moral collapse. It explores themes of legacy, sin, and inevitable doom through a slow-burn gothic lens.

What lingers after the final frame is a chilling sense of predestination, where every character is trapped by their own desires and the storm both outside and within. The horror here is quiet, psychological, and deeply unsettling. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Karl Fager

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Watch alone on a stormy night, with minimal lighting, to be enveloped by its oppressive gothic mood.

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