BLUEBEARD (1944)

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Anatole France's short story "The Seven Wives of Bluebeard" names Jeanne de Lespoisse as the last wife before Bluebeard's death. The other wives were Collette Passage, Jeanne de la Cloche, Gigonne, Blanche de Gibeaumex, Angèle de la Garandine, and Alix de Pontalcin. Jungian psychoanalyst Clarissa Pinkola Estés refers to the key as "the key of knowing" which gives the wife consciousness. She can choose to not open the door and live as a naive young woman. Instead, she has chosen to open the door of truth. [15] Nigel Honeybone of the horrornews.net said that "[The film] is badly in need of a restoration, but as it’s not likely to get one, there’s no point in waiting." [7] Crimson Peak, a 2015 Gothic horror film, has plot similarities to the tale of Bluebeard in that a woman is taken to her husband's castle where he hides a dark, forbidden secret.

Marías, Javier (2013). A Heart So White. Translated by Margaret Jull, Costa. New York: Vintage. p.122. ISBN 978-0-307-95076-5. The Castle of Murder" (KHM 73a, dropped from later editions), another variant in Grimms' Fairy Tales (1812) dead link] "Mr. Fox (an English tale)". Sur La Lune Fairy Tales.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-20 . Retrieved 2018-06-13. Estés, Clarissa P. (1992). Women Who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype. New York: Random House, Inc. Perrault, Charles. "Bluebeard". Childhood Reading.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-28 . Retrieved 2018-06-13.Bluebeard's Eighth Wife, a 1938 remake of the Swanson silent film, directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Claudette Colbert and Gary Cooper Barbe-Bleue (titled Bluebeard in the U.S.), a 1951 German-French film directed by Christian-Jaque, starring Hans Albers Sumpter, Caroline (2012). "Tales of Bluebeard and his Wives from Late Antiquity to Postmodern Times, by Shuli Barzilai". Victorian Studies. 55 (1): 160–162. doi: 10.2979/victorianstudies.55.1.160. JSTOR 10.2979/victorianstudies.55.1.160. S2CID 144301925. Juliette, or Key of Dreams, a 1951 French film based on the 1930 play of the same name, in which a main character is directly inspired from Bluebeard

The Parisian setting worked well, with the Seine playing a crucial role throughout the film. Carradine was fantastic--twisted yet debonair ala Vincent Price's best work, and even the most minor cast members were a joy to watch. Blue Beard, Jr. (1889), musical with a libretto by Clay M. Greene and music by Fred J. Eustis, Richard Maddern, and John Joseph Braham Sr.Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bluebeard". Encyclopædia Britannica (11thed.). Cambridge University Press. Bluebeard announces that he must leave for the country and gives the palace keys to his wife. She is able to open any room with them, each of which contain some of his riches, except for an underground chamber that he strictly forbids her to enter lest she suffer his wrath. He then goes away, leaves the palace, and the keys in her hands. She invites her sister, Anne, and her friends and cousins over for a party. However, she is eventually overcome with the desire to see what the secret room holds, and she sneaks away from the party and ventures into it. In Javier Marías’ 1992 novel, A Heart So White, the narrator’s father is called "worse than Bluebeard" for having lost three wives in succession. [73] Bluebeard is featured in Scary Tales, produced by the Discovery Channel, Sony and IMAX, episode one, in 2011. (This series is not related to the Disney collection of the same name.)

Le Sixième Mariage de Barbe-Bleue" ("Bluebeard's Sixth Marriage") (1892), a short story by Henri de Régnier Blaubarts Traum (""Bluebeard's Dream ) (1961), a ballet by Harold Saeverud, choreographed by Yvonne Georgi At home, Morrell is confronted by a jealous Renee (Sonia Sorel), who performs in Morrell's puppet show and is his lover. When she wonders what became of the models who had posed for him, he strangles her, then dumps her body in the Seine River. Warner, Marina (1995). From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales And Their Tellers. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. p. 261. ISBN 0-374-15901-7.The card "Malevolent Noble" in the Throne of Eldraine expansion of Magic: The Gathering is a visual reference to Bluebeard. While some scholars interpret the Bluebeard story as a fable preaching obedience to wives (as Perrault's moral suggests), folklorist Maria Tatar has suggested that the tale encourages women not to unquestioningly follow patriarchal rules. Women breaking men's rules in the fairy tale can be seen as a metaphor for women breaking society's rules and being punished for their transgression. [11] The key can be seen as a sign of disobedience or transgression; it can also be seen as a sign that one should not trust their husband. [12] Another aspect that helped push the film up to a 10 for me was the score. Although consisting of various source-music, it made perfect, prominent usage of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. It enhanced the tension and atmosphere of the film, and the programmatic aspect of Mussorgsky's piece is appropriate.

In the Japanese light novel and manga/anime Fate/Zero, Bluebeard appears as the Caster Servant, where his character largely stems from Gilles de Rais as a serial murderer of children. Also worth noting are the countless references to the German expressionistic style in Bluebeard's set design and cinematography. There are strong shadows throughout most of the film. At times, the angles in the sets are as exaggerated as those in The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), and the climactic chase across Parisian rooftops was particularly reminiscent of Caligari.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. Ex Machina, a 2015 film directed by Alex Garland, adapts the Bluebeard character as the reclusive CEO of a fictional tech company called "Bluebook" All Paris is frightened by the murders attributed to "Bluebeard". Modiste Lucille ( Jean Parker) is introduced to Gaston Morrell ( John Carradine), a puppeteer and painter, by her friend. They are attracted to each other, and she accepts a commission to design some costumes for his puppets.