Georges Melies writes, directs and stars in his retelling of the Charles Perrault classic BLUEBEARD. Melies stars as the title character Bluebeard who is looking for his eighth wife. The previous seven have died under mysterious circumstances. When he finds his wife (Jeanne d'Alcy who interestingly later married Melies in real life until his death in 1938) he goes off on a journey, but leaves the key to the castle with the new wife. In turn she finds the dirty secret Bluebeard has been hiding and he returns to exact some revenge.
When first watching the film in the 1st act you might be thinking this is a comedy, but when the 2nd act opens you should be aware that the tone of the film is horror. The music to the version I watched was great as it added joy, tension and terror when needed. The sets are good as well as they never seem to get boring or over used. In the public domain so should be easy to find.
