
When college professor, Peter Proud begins experiencing flashbacks of an earlier life, he's mysteriously drawn to a place he's never been to, but which seems familiar. He soon finds his previous incarnation's wife. This woman, Marcia Curtis, sees in Peter startling characteristics which he shares with her dead husband, Jeff. Even the sound of his voice seems at times to be that of the dead man.... (Full plot summary below)
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When college professor, Peter Proud begins experiencing flashbacks of an earlier life, he's mysteriously drawn to a place he's never been to, but which seems familiar. He soon finds his previous incarnation's wife. This woman, Marcia Curtis, sees in Peter startling characteristics which he shares with her dead husband, Jeff. Even the sound of his voice seems at times to be that of the dead man.
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| PopMattersMichael Barrett[The] music is a crucial part of why the ending's shocking clockwork feels so right, a grim trick that reinforces the proper order of the world. |
| User ReviewJack DThis is one of the most original occult/reincarnation films ever made. Having grown up in a McKNight-Hill Victorian with a Mahogany staircase and yellow stained glass window in the landing, the flashback scenes started giving ME flashbacks. For some reason it spoke to something deep inside me. Written by Max Ehrlich, based on his equally racy and ribald novel, Margot Kidder and Michael Sarrazin are well cast. |
| User ReviewPamela DSometimes history repeats itself. Again and again and ... |
| User ReviewGeoff WMy grandparents had a Mcknight-Hill Victorian like the one in the film. The flashbacks triggered my own. It was so vividly, and imaginatively visualized by Max Erlich and even bette presented visually than his novel. The first film to use an all electronic music score. |
| User ReviewArun KORIGINAL VERSION OF "KARZ". MICHAEL SARRAZIN PUTS IN A FINE PERFORMANCE. |
| User ReviewTyler RI've seen the cult thriller [b][u]The Reincarnation of Peter Proud[/u][/b] several times and it remains one of the best movies made with the wrong people. Though I've not read the book, this film's premise continues to intrigue and send chills down my back. And it only could have been fully realized in the seventies, with an early, electronic Jerry Goldsmith score that's next to perfect, and set when reincarnation was, in this country, still a "fad." Since it works so well for its time period, it's a shame that it's got such drawbacks. For one, Margot Kidder doesn't pass off as a sixty-year-old woman very well, and the old age make-up (or lack thereof) at all isn't convincing. And the woman playing Peter's girlfriend at the beginning is a horrible actress playing an annoying and unnecessary character. (I cringe whenever she says--playing the oh-so necessary "ardent non-believer" character, "Take it from me, Peter. When you're DEAD, you're DEAD.") She's basically in it for T&A--and this is a gratuitously racy movie for 1974. And, speaking of gratuitous, there's the endless "travelling through Massachusetts" sequence in the middle of the movie. Michael Sarrazin isn't bad--a pretty one-dimensional character when you get right down to it. The director, J. Lee Thompson (most famous for the original "Cape Fear," I believe) does a good job with the suspense and the intersplicing of Proud's past memories. And the last shot is pretty incredible. But with that much wrong, why do I still give it an 8? It's well-directed, it's a great premise, and the Goldsmith score is wonderful. But it needs to be remade...and it was supposed to be remade by Paramount back in 2003, with David Fincher in talks to direct. I'd suggest someone like Christopher Nolan, because the intersplicing of past memories is his signature move and he can really make good thrillers. An electronica score may be [i]too[/i] seventies, but maybe Nolan could bring in the Goblins--they're still together, right? If not them, I'm sure Angelo Badalamenti could do it, or frequent Nolan contributor David Julyan. I could picture Tobey Maguire or someone like that in the lead...just as long as it doesn't turn into a Paul Walker movie. I hate Paul Walker. Keep him away. Anyway, the original "Proud" is kind of a hard find. I found it on VHS on Amazon and I know if you google for it, there's bootleg DVD versions. I'd recommend it. It needs to be seen. |
| User ReviewCJ CQuite an intriguing story.. A man has vivid dreams of a past life and goes exploring to the area where he thinks he once lived. |
| User ReviewJay AA classically 70s parapsychological oddity replete with new age hokum, nudity, hair and the beautiful Margot Kidder. |
| User ReviewSajin PA not-very-thrilling thriller, with some very 70s redeeming elements. |
| User ReviewOrlok WDon't go swimming in the lakes of your dreams--Intriguing and a bit otherworldly!! |