Imagine being trapped underground with six other people (men, that is), with unlimited supplies of food and wine. All that runs out, eventually, is candlelight.
Based on a horrible true story that was no doubt repeated throughout WWII Europe, The Blockhouse documents the 'What If...?' scenario of (slave labourers) being stuck forever in a bunker with enough supplies for an army. And nothing else: just like Christmas with the family, really.
Charles Aznavour effortlessly steals it from a very good Peter Sellers, Peter Vaughan overcooks it as usual, the rest of the cast are pretty good, given the dramatic constraints; you wouldn't think it was 1973 most of the time. The sound, it must be said, is bad - subtitles will help.
Sadly, the narrative kind of peters out; I believe this was due to production financial issues. But these things don't matter on Xmas day. It's the perfect movie to get slowly drunk to, with endless supplies of cheese and cake.
Based on a horrible true story that was no doubt repeated throughout WWII Europe, The Blockhouse documents the 'What If...?' scenario of (slave labourers) being stuck forever in a bunker with enough supplies for an army. And nothing else: just like Christmas with the family, really.
Charles Aznavour effortlessly steals it from a very good Peter Sellers, Peter Vaughan overcooks it as usual, the rest of the cast are pretty good, given the dramatic constraints; you wouldn't think it was 1973 most of the time. The sound, it must be said, is bad - subtitles will help.
Sadly, the narrative kind of peters out; I believe this was due to production financial issues. But these things don't matter on Xmas day. It's the perfect movie to get slowly drunk to, with endless supplies of cheese and cake.