| R,1hr 36min Released: December 16, 1983 Synopsis: The Keep is an ambitious visual feast from director Michael Mann, whose previous effort was the moody, stylish Thief, and who would soon produce the quintessential pastel-colored '80s TV series Miami Vice. Adapted from the novel by F. Paul Wilson and set in German-occupied Romania of 1943, the film introduces the invaders to the dark presence lurking within the walls of an ancient fortress in the Carpathian Alps -- a presence which doesn't take well to unwanted guests. When soldiers under the command ... Full Synopsis
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| For The Keep, director Michael Mann seemingly ordered all smoke machines in existence and left them on for the entirety of the shoot. His second feature, it contains the synth-soaked soundtrack (by Tangerine Dream) and moody overabundance one would expect from the director who brought MTV video styles to narrative filmmaking, but this intriguing update of the Golem story to World War II Romania is ... Read Review | |
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