29/01/2024

The Oblong Box (1969)

Rupert Davies plays the artist Joshua Kemp

Sir Julian admires a portrait by Joshua Kemp while commissioning the artist to paint his wife.



During his visit to Joshua Kemp's studio, Sir Julian notices a portrait sketch hanging on the wall. Upon inquiry, Joshua reveals that it is a sketch of an unidentified man his dog found dead in the nearby river. Sir Julian expresses his interest in purchasing the piece, but Joshua insists on giving it to him as a gift.



The setting of the movie is England in 1865. Sir Edward Markham (played by Alister Williamson) has undergone a grotesque disfigurement during an African voodoo ceremony as a punishment for his wrongdoings against the local people. His brother Julian (played by Vincent Price), who is plagued with guilt, keeps him confined to his room.

Vincent Price as Sir Julian Markham comes to commission the artist Joshua Kemp to make a portrait of his wife

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