The Servant

Claustrophobic corridors; mirrors that fragment spatial symmetry; wide-angles that collapse the distance between the people and walls; a camera that seductively floats around the house (creating long takes that feel totally hidden). This is certainly a study on how to film in tight spaces. Class differences are exploited - manipulated through primal human urges. Sure, Bogarde can still be ordered around - but these words are gradually rendered meaningless. I mean Is this not widely considered a masterpiece? I’ve never heard anyone mention it.