Savage House Film Review: A Bleak 18th Century Tale of Decadence and Bloodshed
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A film review of "Savage House," set in 18th Century England during a pox outbreak and Jacobite uprising. The story follows Sir Chauncey and Lady Savage as they blindly pursue a better life, with their journey marked by ironic decadence and bloodshed. The review suggests the film has not aged well and struggles with its execution.
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· 3 pulledTime has not helped it, but I'm not sure what would.
Savage comes from the Latin, through the French sauvage, a transformation of silvaticus of the same roots as sylvan, of the forest.
Their pursuit is filled with ironic decadence and bloodshed.
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