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Mental Minor 
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Collector, The (1965) |
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A young man
working in a bank keeps himself to himself and |
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collects
butterflies. When he wins a large amount on the |
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football
pools (like the lottery but require some skill) he buys a large house
and estate in the country. In the cellar he constructs a
comfortable living room. When this is finished he kidnaps
an art student whom he has fancied from afar. |
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She is kept
locked in the room. He doesn't molest her but |
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'preserves'
her like one of his butterflies. After trying to |
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escape a
number of times a bond develops between them |
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and he
promises to release her. Unfortunately he reneges on |
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the deal. In
desperation the girl hits him with a shovel but |
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draws back
from killing him. However during this attack there |
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is a
rainstorm and she goes down with pneumonia. His |
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dilemma is
whether or not to call for help which would |
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incriminate
him. He decides in her favour but has left it so |
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long she
dies. The film ends with his blaming her and his |
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looking out
for another 'butterfly'. |
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A difficult
film to make from John Fowler's novel. Most of the |
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time there
are only the two people involved and it is probably |
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beyond the
good-looking Stamp to suggest the oddity of |
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someone who
would do such a thing. |
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