The Masque of the Red Death
Movie • 1964 • Drama
ReportSatan-worshiper Prince Prospero invites the local nobility to his castle for protection against an oncoming plague, the Red Death. He orders his guests to attend a masked ball and, amidst an atmosphere of debauchery and depravity, notices the entry of a hooded stranger dressed all in red. Believing the figure to be his master, Satan, Prospero is horrified at the revelation of his true identity.
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Is reality unstable or unhinged?
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When a character hallucinates, and when another character freezes time.
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Both are discussed but not depicted.
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Not technically, but worth noting that one of the little people appears to be played by a child rather than an adult, so seeing her get slapped in the face after knocking over a drink (as well as characters making rather lecherous comments about her) may be upsetting for those tracking this category.
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A character uses a hallucinogen.
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Party guests drink, seemingly to excess.
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A falcon kills a bird.
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Are animals abused?
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The prince describes how he blinded his falcon.
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Is there a dead animal?
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A real, dead pigeon.
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Are there spiders?
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Cobwebs, no spiders.
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Is there pedophilia?
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That being said, the "tiny dancer" is played by a child, but has lustful advances made toward her. :(
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Is rape mentioned?
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A man offers his wife to the villain to do what he will with in exchange for his life. The villain does not take him up on the offer. He says "I've already had that dubious pleasure" but the implication seems more that the wife cheated with the villain (as he mocks the husband for thinking his wife was faithful) and not that he actually raped her, however the possibility of rape is brought up in the conversation.
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No shaving, but some cutting. In one scene, a man gets sliced a few times with a sword, and in another, two men are forced to cut themselves with a series of daggers.
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Does a kid die?
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hermitcrab
No, but worth mentioning is a scene toward the beginning of a baby narrowly saved from being run over by a carriage.
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Is a minor sexualized?
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Cryptid_Crow
A minor character? No. A character who is supposed to be an adult, but is played by a child? Yes.
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One of the two little people is played by a child, the other by an actual little person.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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hermitcrab
Arguably, the three people taken by Prospero at the beginning of the film. They certainly don't go with him of their own volition.
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Are there jump scares?
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hermitcrab
Around 27:00 and 44:30 are moments that are somewhat jumpscare-y.
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Is there a shower scene?
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hermitcrab
A scene where a woman is forcibly stripped and bathed.
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hermitcrab
Other than the scene where the two men are forced to cut themselves with daggers, a woman also brands herself with an upside-down cross.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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hermitcrab
SPOILERS: There's a scene at the end where for a rather long time we see Prospero trying to fight his way through a crowd that keeps closing in on him. Some could probably find this claustrophobia-inducing with the way it's shot.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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KristenC
Around 44:45
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Does a baby cry?
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A toddler
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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hermitcrab
Some I noticed at the end used mostly to light the actors, but nothing two strobe-y or in your face.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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hermitcrab
Little people are kept as entertainment and forced to dance for the party guests. One of them knocks over a drink and gets slapped in the face.
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Cryptid_Crow
In the hallucination.
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Race
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Cryptid_Crow
A character dresses a lion tamer from Africa, and he paints all of his exposed skin a different skin colour (looked brown in some lighting, and ochre in others).
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Between actors but not characters. There is the relationship between the two little people, one played by an adult little person and the other by a child, but the characters are meant to both be adults. Similarly, the love interest of a character played by a 17-year-old actress is played by a man in his mid-20s, but the characters seem to be meant to be closer in age.
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Sex
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Not full frontal but a woman bathing.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is existentialism debated?
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The meaning of human existence and religion are debated between two characters
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Is there blood/gore?
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huviks
Kinda, but it's all extremely abstracted and quite obviously just red paint--so although there's a lot of red flying around, it's not at all graphic
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