Der Hausmeister (1963)
38KDer Hausmeister: Directed by Clive Donner. With Alan Bates, Donald Pleasence, Robert Shaw, Harold Pinter. While renovating his house in London, Aston, out of pity, lodges a homeless man, but Aston’s brother taunts and harasses the cranky old bum.
“What is the point of anything ? Weary, stale, flat, unprofitable.Three aspects of one persona. That is the point and message of this play and movie. If we could get down to Sidcup, get our papers, discover our identity, it would help. We could then finish the shed, and get all the rooms in the house decorated, and then rent them out. But it doesnu0026#39;t seem likely. We go round in circles in our dingy little car. Our current situation is just not our bag. End of story. Gripping masterpiece, not equalled by anything else from Pinter, nor by the actors. In fact, an acting masterclass, provided by the script. Once seen, never forgotten. No sex, no drugs, and any violence is merely virtual. Wonderful. But dated. Like Hamlet.”
