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The Ninth Gate is a 1999 neo-noir horror thriller film directed, produced, and co-written by Roman Polanski. An international co-production between the United States, Portugal, France, and Spain, the film is loosely based upon Arturo Pérez-Reverte's 1993 novel The Club Dumas. The film stars Johnny Depp as a dealer of rare books who is tasked with authenticating a 17th-century book that, if used correctly, can summon…
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Dean Corso, a rather dishonest rare book dealer, receives a commission from a private collector to search for the other two existing copies of his highly valuable book, "The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows," because he believes that only one of the three copies is authentic. The problem for Corso is that by accepting the assignment, he gets into much deeper waters than he expected, waters where his life is in d…More
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As the 3rd Millennium approached, the increasing millenniarist angst in the large segments of Western public was exploited by Hollywood through films dealing with the upcoming Apocalypse, Satan or the occult. The trend, however, wasn’t exactly new and it could be traced to *Rosemary’s Baby*, popular 1968 horror film directed by Roman Polanski, which turned into one of the most influential works of the genre. More th…More
*Johnny Depp gets a little devilish in The Ninth Gate , a hybrid detective story/Satanic thriller by Roman Polanski.* The Ninth Gate (1999), directed by Roman Polanski; starring Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin, and Emanuelle Seigner. The Ninth Gate is a difficult film full of symbolism, but it’s not inaccessible if you pay attention. I first viewed it about ten years ago and didn't like it very much (in commo…More
"Ninth Gate" by Polanski has its share of symbolism. Support my work via donation: Patreon: Makersupport: My literary works: Blogger: Wordpress: My other platforms: Twitter: Gab: Facebook: Minds: Bitchute: Steemit: ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFSMore
Polanski obviously has a taste for the "grey zone" between the natural and the so called super-natural and most clearly explored in Rosemary´s Baby. The director has himself stated that he does not believe in the occult or supernatural, but still he likes to work with that theme. This is an interesting angle for me personally, since i am sort of on the same wavelength there. My interest lies in the effect that the a…More