The Mafu Cage

1978

Action / Drama / Horror / Thriller

7
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 863 863

sibling relationship obsession cage incest madness woman director

Plot summary

Two strange sisters live in a crumbling mansion, where they keep a pet ape, which belonged to their late father, locked in a cage. While one of the sisters seems to be keeping her head on straight, as it were, the other appears to be sinking further and further into barbarism and insanity.

Director

Karen Arthur Photo
Karen Arthur

Top cast

Lee Grant Photo
Lee Grant as Ellen
James Olson Photo
James Olson as David
Will Geer Photo
Will Geer as Zom
Carol Kane Photo
Carol Kane as Cissy
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928.28 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
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1.68 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 41 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by cfosteresq 7 / 10

Stuck at home alone? This is better than burglars.

Certainly seems there was a golden age of psychological thriller-- and this one is more of a chair-gripper.Some say uncomfortable, some say "what was the point?", some say, "The quality of the picture was lousy." I watched it as presented on New Castle After Dark, and they found a good copy of it, because the colors were lush and the scenes--meaning each room of a mansion--was very deep and ornate. An undertone of Edward Gorey on safari here, especially with the gloomy etchings one is treated to. Always cool when vintage movies have lots of art that someone had to actually create.It is hard to escape the Baby Jane vibe, or for me the Grey Garden vibe... there was a lot to capitalize on there at that time. Rich people unfettered by a life of necessary routine and budget constraints: Think of how crazy you could go.The cast is stellar - I would say no one underperforms, but that Carol Kane absolutely blows this thing up and out of this world with her portrayal of an utterly self-indulged psychopath with a preternatural understanding of African anthropology.Others ask, how could they be doing this in an American neighborhood? But I think this might have been set below the border, because the old man says "Why don't you go up to Arizona for a week?" It would explain the brief flashes of a hilly, lush outdoor world - the old-timey looking convertibles - the tropical contents of the mansion.
Reviewed by domialenic 10 / 10

An absolute gem

Maybe it didn't deserve a straight 10 rating, but certainly 9 . I didn't watch this movie as the ratings weren't very good and some of the feedback was downright abysmal. How wrong they are . And although this movie dates back to 1978 which makes it nearly 45 years old by now it still was captivating by today's standard. It certainly is not a horror movie , but a very well made psychological thriller. The performance by Carol Kane as the mad sister Cissy was absolutely convincing. And for once the ending was not open for interpretation by the viewer, but completely in line with the story. I just regret not have watched it before. Highly recommended.
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