![]() ![]() The setting becomes a metaphor for the primal hate that lurks beneath the knife-honed façade of civility, reminding us that evil is timeless and violence can be unleashed in even the most exquisite and rarefied of settings. As the secrets of the house are revealed in a story filled with dark, sly humor, the elaborate ring of knives behind the hot seat where the suspects are questioned almost steals the show. In Knives Out, an affectionate homage to Agatha Christie, three different estates were used to portray the Thrombey mansion, including a Gothic Revival mansion for its exterior. ![]() The country house has long been a picture-perfect setting for mysteries where murder becomes an unwelcome guest. It’s all the more disturbing because the blood is such a blight on this serene setting. The violence shocks us-like seeing a drop of blood on a snow-white orchid. A paradise where friends, family, and guests gather for lazy summer afternoons sipping lemonade or dozing in the cooling shade of an elm tree. Against these backdrops, the human drama plays out in an endless cycle of compulsion and action, restraint, and violence as we are caught in the age-old struggle between love and hate and good and evil.īeautiful. Settings can reflect the best and, in psychological suspense, the worst in us. ![]()
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