BLUEBEARD (1944)

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When he begins to paint beautiful women, something takes over him and he strangles them. His first victim was jealous of his obvious attraction to Parker at the puppet show and this brings out his fury which results in her doom. Other victims follow, and his mentor, a very good Ludwig Stössel, tries to get him to stop. Find sources: "Bluebeard"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( August 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Le Sixième Mariage de Barbe-Bleue" ("Bluebeard's Sixth Marriage") (1892), a short story by Henri de Régnier The movie has elements that make it interesting and artistic, the focus on painting style, the accomplished and beautiful puppet show. It becomes fairly clear that this movie should have been called The Puppetmaster... that kind of "just missed the mark" moment mars many elements of this film. It starts with the title BLUEBEARD, which is bandied about, but never followed up on, and continues. THE PUPPETMASTER would have been a great premise and title for this film that could have unified it. She immediately discovers that the room is flooded with blood and the murdered corpses of Bluebeard's previous six wives hanging on hooks from the walls. Horrified, she drops the key in the blood and flees the room. She tries to wipe the blood stain off the key, but the key is magic and the stain cannot be removed from it.

Apostolidès, Jean-Marie (1991). "Des Choses cachées dans le château de Barbe bleue". Merveilles & Contes. 5 (2): 179–199. JSTOR 41390294. Tatar, Maria (2004). Secrets beyond the Door: The Story of Bluebeard and His Wives. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

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Bluebeard is featured in Sandra the Fairytale Detective as the villain in the episode "The Forbidden Room". Bluebeard's Six Wives, a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia, starring Totò Adams, William Davenport. "A dictionary of the drama: a guide to the plays, play-wrights, players, and playhouses of the United Kingdom and America", Chatto & Windus, 1904, p. 176 Director Edgar G. Ulmer has a Dedicated Fan Following and a Number of His Films are Considered "Cult Classics".

John Carradine plays Blubeard--he paints women and then strangles them to death. He doesn't want to do it but is compelled to (we find out why at the end). Then he falls in love with beautiful Lucille (Jean Parker) and tries to fight his desire... Tatar, Maria (2004). Secrets Beyond the Door: The Story of Bluebeard and His Wives. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. p.247. ISBN 0-691-11707-1. In Alex Garland's film Ex Machina (2014), Nathan is an internet mogul who designs robots with a human female body inside his home. Each time he starts a new iteration of the robot, he eliminates the AI of the previous one and puts the robot body inside a cupboard in his vault. Nathan's company is called Blue Book and a key plays a central role in the movie. Faircloth, Kelly (October 17, 2018). "Something Is Wrong in This House: How Bluebeard Became the Definitive Fairy Tale of Our Era". Jezebel . Retrieved July 23, 2023. Lucard, Alex (15 November 2013). "Tabletop Review: Ravenloft: Darklords (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition)". Diehard Game Fan.com.Tatar, Maria (October 25, 2021). "How a Bloody French Fairy Tale Explains France's Sexual Politics". Foreign Policy . Retrieved July 23, 2023. Barbe-Bleue (titled Bluebeard in the U.S.), a 1951 German-French film directed by Christian-Jaque, starring Hans Albers