
In an Old Manor House or The Independence of Triangles
Seen it?1985 | 99 min | Fantasy, Drama, Horror
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans and fantasy fans. If you loved Frankenstein or Nosferatu, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Polish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
In a country house at the turn of a century live a family of eccentrics. Anastasia, the beautiful mistress of the manor, enjoys the amorous attentions of her stepson Blarney so openly that her husband Diapanasius takes out his shotgun and shoots her. The rest of the family accepts her end as a matter-of-fact, and soon - her return as a voyeuristic ghost who interferes with their love lifes. Anastasia has a posthumous son Tadeusz, "born" by clambering out of the tree trunk. Anastasia seduces him too, and drives another men so crazy that they kill her another couple of times. Finally, Tadeusz, the arch-rebel, leads a mob on a raid of the old manor.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Andrzej Kotkowski
- Beata TyszkiewiczAnastazja
- Grażyna SzapołowskaAneta
- Gustaw HoloubekDyapanazego
- Jerzy BończakJezory
- Tadeusz ChudeckiTadzio
- Agnieszka JózefowskaMarysia
- Feliks Szajnert
- Jan EnglertRyszard Korbowski
- Magdalena SchollZosia
- Zdzisław WardejnIgnacy