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Carol Lynley, Sir Laurence Olivier. A single mom returns to the nursery school where she dropped her daughter off that morning only to discover the school knows nothing of the girl's existence. The frantic mom tries to prove to the police her daughter is real and is missing but since no one can corroborate that the girl ever existed, they begin to doubt her sanity. 1965/b&w/107 min/NR/widescreen.
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35 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Ever since the gossips got wind that Reese Witherspoon might be doing a remake, audiences have rediscovered this shadowy, sumptuous period thriller that jettisons you back to the hip London of the mid 1960s.
Perfect casting (with the exception of one major player, whose identity might interfere with your first-time enjoyment, so I won't be a Spoiler) with La Lynley as the gamine supreme, Keir Dullea as her lookalike brother, Olivier as a charming detective and Martita Hunt & Noel Coward in amazing cameo performances.
Otto Preminger and Saul Bass bring marvelous mood to the pulp fiction novel by Evelyn Piper on which this was based.
Yes, it's dated...yes. modern audiences will find chuckles in the storyline holes, but all in all it is a marvelous movie beautifully presevered on DVD. But why, oh why, didn't Columbia get Carol Lynley to do a Commentary track!? This is her personal favorite credit and she has great stories share... If you get the chance to hear her speak on the subject, grab it!
Meanwhile, cuddle up with the popcorn and enjoy!
Perfect casting (with the exception of one major player, whose identity might interfere with your first-time enjoyment, so I won't be a Spoiler) with La Lynley as the gamine supreme, Keir Dullea as her lookalike brother, Olivier as a charming detective and Martita Hunt & Noel Coward in amazing cameo performances.
Otto Preminger and Saul Bass bring marvelous mood to the pulp fiction novel by Evelyn Piper on which this was based.
Yes, it's dated...yes. modern audiences will find chuckles in the storyline holes, but all in all it is a marvelous movie beautifully presevered on DVD. But why, oh why, didn't Columbia get Carol Lynley to do a Commentary track!? This is her personal favorite credit and she has great stories share... If you get the chance to hear her speak on the subject, grab it!
Meanwhile, cuddle up with the popcorn and enjoy!
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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Having not seen this film since it came out in 1965, I was anxious to rediscover it. Turns out, my memory of it, after 40 years, had faded completely except for the fact that I did recall Noel Coward had a good cameo in it. (It's always fun to see people in films who are known primarily for something else. Watch Kay Thompson in FUNNY FACE for a top-drawer example of this!) The plot seems simple enough: Lynley's young daughter, Bunny, is missing on her first day of school in London. Is Lynley crazy? Does Bunny exist? Is Lynley's brother trying to protect her? What's going on? These questions are resolved somewhat jarringly at the end, but the ride is worthwhile. The black and white photography adds to the moodiness of the film, and check out the interesting Saul Bass titles. Then there's Keir Dullea as the brother. Ever since DAVID & LISA (one of my favorites), I've had trouble seeing him in most roles (my problem). He always looks to me like his nice features mask a very troubled mind underneath. This quality, however, serves him well in the BUNNY LAKE mystery. In fact, he reminds me (certainly not in appearance) of Willem Dafoe, an actor who probably can never effectively play a "normal" character. As for the acting in this picture, Lynley and Dullea aren't exactly Streep and Pacino, but they do okay. Some of the supporting performers, however, are just wonderful and really give the film a nice foundation. This picture is well worth the roughly one-hour-and-forty-five-minute run time. Wish there had been some extras on the DVD, but I'm happy someone even decided to put the thing on DVD in the first place.
22 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Who is Bunny Lake and has she really gone missing? Perhaps the only thing missing is a bit of sanity! Without any visual evidence whatsoever, we are led to believe that Ann Lake(Lynley), a young single mother just arrived in London from America, has dropped her 4-year-old daughter Bunny off at a private school, leaving her under the supervision of the school cook. After meeting a couple of movers at her new flat, she returns to pick up her daughter to find that the child has gone missing, but no one, including us, can recall ever seeing the child. At this point, her overbearing brother Stephen(Dullea) literally bulldozes his way through the school delivering accusatory blows against the staff under the auspices of looking for answers. The police are brought in and an investigation ensues under detective Newhouse(Olivier) but instead of answers, only more questions surface: Is Stephen's "in your face" overprotection a facade or diversion? Does it have something to do with Ann having had an imaginary playmate called "bunny" as a child? Director Preminger presents us with a bizarre cast of characters all suspicious and therefore suspect: Wilson the nice-old-man/sadomasochist; Ada Ford the philosophical and sinister co-founder of the school; and of course the two principles, shell-shocked Ann and hypertense Stephen. Laurence Olivier delivers a subtle but calculating performance as the detective, and seems to be the only sane presence for most of the film. The music is a bit too jumpy at times but remains effective. The title sequences by Saul Bass are highly inventive and brilliantly set the stage for the film to follow.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Passable thriller with some scarey moments
The last half hour picked up in this considerably as we see a portrait of insanity in the one person we thought was sane throughout. Read more
Published 4 days ago by Bernadette
Oldie but a Goodie
A good Suspense movie, that has a pretty Carol Lynley in it. She did several Suspense movies in the 60's. The IMDB. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Buyer Bob
It should have been so much better
Ann Lake (Carol Lynley), newly-arrived in London, goes to pick up her daughter, Bunny, from school, but no one there seems to know the girl. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Kona
G R E A T.......T H R I L L E R.......F I L M
I waited a very long time to see "BUNNY LAKE IS MISSING"....but when I finally did get to see it, I wasn't disappointed. In a nutshell, a lovely little girl disappears. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Patricia
Interesting little psychological thriller
After making masterpieces such as 'Laura', one would wonder what Otto Preminger would have thought by accepting this 1965 thriller. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Sugarbehr1967
Memorable yet interminable
The story's premise is interesting. I wanted to know what happened to the missing little girl. I thought I had the ending figured out, but I was wrong. Read more
Published on December 13, 2009 by HiThere
The ONLY THING missing here is the ending...
I don't really understand the `camp' references here, since there is NOTHING campy about `Bunny Lake is Missing'. Read more
Published on September 29, 2009 by Andrew Ellington
Excellent thriller from the 60's
I wont rehash the story fot the umpteenth time but simply wish to say that this movie very effectively builds tension for the viewer. Read more
Published on June 28, 2009 by vespasian
Very Good Indeed Until.....
The "Bunny" is Carol Lynley's daughter. The little girl was dropped off at her new London school one morning. When mom arrives to pick her up, she has vanished without a trace! Read more
Published on June 1, 2009 by Mcgivern Owen L
OTTO PREMINGER, OPUS 31
***1/2 1965. Based on Evelyn Piper's Bunny Lake is Missing (Femmes Fatales) and produced and directed by Otto Preminger. London. Read more
Published on November 1, 2008 by Daniel S.
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