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"The servant: "Experienced manservant Barrett starts working for foppish aristocrat Tony in his smart new townhouse. Much to the chagrin of Tony's girlfriend, Barrett slowly insinuates himself in the house and manipulates his master by slyly rearranging the decor. The arrival of barrett's alluring and sexually permissive sister fatally severs the class barries and the boundaries between master and servant". The Accident: "Contentedly married to Rosalind but fearing emotional stultification, Stephen yearns for an affair with the enigmatic Ana which he realises could either revitalise or ruin its life" -- Container."
""... tale of decadence and debauchery as it unravels the complex relationship between the servant Barrett (Dirk Bogarde) and Tony (James Fox), an indolent young aristocrat. As Tony falls farther under the influence of his servant, he becomes increasingly dissipated and incapable of maintaining a relationship with his concerned fiancee. The tale spins deeper into Pinter's well of hypocrisy and hatred, until the servant becomes master- suggesting the dissolution of the social hierarchy over the past decade ..."--box."
""A pampered playboy acquires an elegant townhouse complete with a dedicated man servant. But when the young man's fiancè becomes suspicious of the servant's intentions, he and his 'sister' thrust the household into a sinister game where seduction is corruption and power becomes the most shocking desire of all."--Container."@en
"Psychological drama in which a sinister manservant attempts to gain power over his wealthy young master by luring him into an increasingly decadent lifestyle."@en
"A socio-psychological drama in which a servant, Barratt, is hired by an upper-class, self-centred young man, who has moved into a new house at Chelsea where he plans to live with his fiancee after their marriage. Gradually the relationship of servant and master changes as the latter finds himself slowly falling under Barratt's control."@en
"A pampered playboy acquires an elegant townhouse complete with a dedicated man servant. But when the young man's fiance becomes suspicious of the servant's intentions, the household is thrust into a sinister game of power and seduction."@en
"This is a tale of decadence and debauchery, that unravels the complex relationship between the servant and his master, Tony, and indolent young aristocrat. As Tony falls farther under the influence of his servant, he becomes increasingly dissipated and incapable of maintaining a relationship with his financee. Eventually the Servant becomes Master."@en
"A sinister manservant uses his sister as a sexual pawn to lure his rich young employer into decadence, debasement and debauchery."
"A sinister manservant uses his sister as a sexual pawn to lure his rich young employer into decadence, debasement and debauchery."@en
"THE SERVANT est l'oeuvre la plus emblématique du cinéaste américain Joseph Losey. Sur un scénario brillant du dramaturge britannique Harold Pinter - avec lequel il marque sa première collaboration - Losey signe un véritable joyau. Tony, jeune et riche aristocrate, engage un domestique le jour même où il emménage dans sa nouvelle demeure.Son valet de chambre, Barrett, le fascine sans qu'il en ait d'abord conscience :Tony est un être fragile, superficiel, et ne s'entend pas réellement avec sa fiancée Susan. Et Barrett, jour après jour, devient moins servile et plus indispensable..."
"A pampered playboy acquires an elegant townhouse complete with a dedicated man servant. But when the young man's fiancè becomes suspicious of the servant's intentions, he and his 'sister' thrust the household into a sinister game where seduction is corruption and power becomes the most shocking desire of all."
"Servant or Master? Vice-and Versa! A sinister manservant uses his sister as sexual pawn to lure his rich young employer into decadence, debasement and debauchery. Harold Pinter's superb study of brooding hatred and hypocrisy within the ever-shifting borders of the class struggle."
"Tony, jeune et riche aristocrate, engage un valet de chambre, Barrett, qui exerce une domination irrésistible sur lui."
"A tale of hypocrisy and hatred until a corrupt servant becomes the master."
"A tale of hypocrisy and hatred until a corrupt servant becomes the master."@en
"Losey's film concerning a man who becomes a servant in his own home provides an exposé of the hypocrisy of British upper-class morality. A servant, Hugo Barrett is hired by an affluent and indolent young man, Tony, who has moved into a new house where he plans to live with his fiancée after their marriage. Gradually, the relationship of servant and master is reversed as Tony falls under Barrett's control."
"Tony, un jeune et riche aristocrate britannique, engage un valet de chambre, Barrett. Ce dernier, discret, compétent et stylé, entoure son maître de prévenances. Peu à peu, Barrett va exercer une étrange emprise sur le jeune homme. Il ira jusqu'à dominer totalement son maître, le menant inexorablement à la déchéance."
"Set in early 1960s London, The Servant is a tightly-constructed psychological drama about the relationships among the four central characters examining issues relating to class, servitude, and the ennui of the upper classes."
"Fiction. Drame psychologique. Héritier d'une certaine fortune, Tony s'installe à Londres et engage un valet pour administrer sa maison. Celui-ci, Barrett, prend de plus en plus d'emprise sur son maître, ce dont se rend compte avec inquiétude la fiancée de Tony, Susan. Barrett arrive même à introduire dans la maison sa maîtresse, Vera, et lui confie le soin de séduire Tony. Quand le jeune homme apprend la vérité, il chasse Barrett et Vera. Mais le valet parvient à se faire réengager et, sous son égide, Tony se laisse aller à une dégradation constante. [(c) Médiafilm] [SDM]. Avec Dirk Bogarde, James Fox, Wendy Carais, Sarah Miles."
"Extrait du résumé figurant sur la jaquette :Tony, jeune et riche aristocrate, engage un domestique le jour même où il emménage dans sa nouvelle demeure.Son valet de chambre, Barrett, le fascine sans qu'il en ait d'abord conscience :Tony est un être fragile, superficiel, et ne s'entend pas réellement avec sa fiancée Susan. Et Barrett, jour après jour, devient moins servile et plus indispensable."
"Un joven acomodado de la aristocracia londinense, perezoso y de débil voluntad, vive solo en su residencia y decide tomar un mayordomo."
"An indolent young aristocrat is gradually debased and overruled by his sinister manservant and his sexy "sister.""@en
"SUMMARY: "This film takes a sharp look at British class relations via a dramatic turning of the tables between a dainty Oxbridge twit bachelor (played by a young and dapper James Fox) and his contemptuous manservant (Dirk Bogarde). Bogarde's servant slowly realizes and exploits his expanding powers over his "master" as Fox steadily loses his authority and becomes enslaved to his own "employee"." IMDB"
""Tony, un riche et jeune aristocrate britannique, engage un valet de chambre, Barrett. Ce dernier, discret, compétent et stylé, entoure son maître de prévenances. Peu à peu, Barrett, va exercer une étrange emprise sur le jeune homme. Il ira jusqu'à dominer totalement son maître, le menant inexorablement à la déchéance..."
"Story of a man who becomes a servant in his own home making a tale of spellbinding depravity. A merciless expose of the hypocrisy of British upper-class morality."@en