
A criminal gang is out to get the riches of the House of Wicksham. The rumor has that some sort of priceless treasure is hidden in the cellar of the estate.

J. Rung
Denmark

The first time I watched Borgkælderens mysterium I kept the lights on—partly because the only surviving print is a dupe so high-contrast it turns candlelight into solar flares, partly because the film itself behaves like a burglar: it slips inside your ribcage and rifles through memories you thought were locked away. ...

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" The first time I watched Borgkælderens mysterium I kept the lights on—partly because the only surviving print is a dupe so high-contrast it turns candlelight into solar flares, partly because the film itself behaves like a burglar: it slips inside your ribcage and rifles through memories you thought were locked away. Set in a Denmark that never existed except in damp storybooks, the narrative coils around the House of Wicksham like English ivy strangling a mausoleum. Rumour—filthier than gutte..."

1913 · IMDb 5.6
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