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Dark Forces (Bilingual)

David Hemmings (Actor), Robert Powell (Actor), Simon Wincer (Director) | Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | Format: DVD
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5.0 out of 5 stars Dark Forces April 3 2013
By Gilbert Robinson
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Je cherchais le film " Harlequin" depuis très longtemps. Je suis heureux de l'avoir trouver sous un autre titre.

Merci pour le service tout est parfait. J'en suis très heureux.
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Amazon.com: 4.2 out of 5 stars  6 reviews
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4.0 out of 5 stars Yea! This undiscovered gem gets the treatment it deserves! July 24 2004
By W. Schmidt - Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Known in the rest of the world as HARLEQUIN, this modern mystical "Svengali" story with a twist has never had a decent home video release. Shot in expressive widescreen Panavision it doesn't translate well to indifferent pan & scan jobs, like the OOP VHS and U.K. cheapie DVD. Elite has issued a very nice looking 16X9 enhanced scope version with Director and Producer commentary, a nice and informative touch.

David Hemmings, a political hotshot, has a terminally ill son who seems to magically improve under the (seemingly) benign influence of a modern "court jester", (Robert Powell) who appears at his son's birthday party as a clown and ends up insinuating his way into a position of influence with his wife and child. If this sounds very Rasputin-like it is, but the story has a few surprises along the way.

If you've never seen this gem and like subtle and tense supernatural / suspense stories give it a try.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Robert Powell as a Harlequin with special powers. July 8 2004
By James McDonald - Published on Amazon.com
Released in 1980. Original Title: Harlequin.
Alex (Mark Spain) is a nine-year old who is ill with Leukemia. Robert Powell (Jesus of Nazereth [1977]) plays a clown at his birthday party and tries to cheer him up. Alex's father, Nick (David Hemmings) is a Senator who could become the next Deputy Governor. The clown, also known as a Harlequin, has a gift of performing magic for children and is able to produce thunder from the sky at will. The boy has become quite taken by the clown. After paying a surprise appearance to the sick boy with clown make-up, the family soon realizes this man, "Gregory", has special healing powers for the boy. However he has evil powers for others.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Dark Forces April 21 2009
By Bartok Kinski - Published on Amazon.com
Format:DVD
Fascinating, dark study of a political family seduced by the powers of a traveling magician who befriends their ill son. The story works well on that level, and the acting is certainly passable enough to be entertaining.

Even more fascinating when one realizes that this is a retelling of the historical plot of the fall of the Czar of Russia! In history, Nicholas (Nicky in this film) and Alexandra (Sandy) had and extremely ill son, Alexander (Alex) and allowed the "Mad Monk" Gregory Rasputin (Gregory Wolfe) into the family with his promises of a cure for the the boy. Viewed on this level, this interesting enough B-movie become a fascinating study in parallels. Well worth a watch and some time to enjoy!
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