A reminder that the 1967 B&W movie "Eye of the Devil" airs on TCM late night Saturday (actually 3:15 a.m. EST Sunday, 2:15 a.m. Central). Several people have been interested in this movie in the past, which is why I'm posting about it again. Despite the title, this is not a garish horror flick, but an atmospheric, nuanced story with mythic elements. The top-notch cast includes Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Flora Robson, Donald Pleasance, and Emlyn Williams.
One aspect of the movie I like are the many variations of trance and dream states throughout.
Beware of the many negative but uninformed reviews of this movie. Several state that the opening scenes are set in London, which tells you something about how closely some viewers (including professional reviewers) watched the movie (the opening scenes are set in Paris, where the opening shots were filmed). Edgy camera work was panned in "Variety" as being influenced by TV commercials! (I would like to have seen those TV commercials ...)
I believe the last scene to have inspired the ending of NODS (i.e., Quentin going back into the house for seemingly innocent purposes ...). "Eye of the Devil" also seems to have provided inspiration for the idea behind "The Wicker Man." Of the two movies, I prefer "Eye of the Devil," at least in part because of its Gothic atmosphere.