
oru andhamaya vilapeshal

goldwin pikchezhsiloode purathirangiya 1922-ll purathirangiya loonn chaniyum reymond mckey abhinayicha oru american nishabda horror chithramaanu eiii blind baragaine. valish torsley samvidaanam cheytha eee chithram baari peyininte 1897 leeii novalaaya "dhii okdevu oof cladius" adisthaanamaakkiyullathaanu. chithratthil doow. loonn chaani erattaveshathil abhinayichu. chaaniyude churukkam chila yadhaartha horror chithrangalilonnaya lamb aandu dhii eapu maan. valas beary oru kurangan-manushyanaayi prathyakshappettu enna avakaashavaadam orikkalum theliyikkappettittilla, pakshe pala srothassukalilum nilanilkkunnu.
1921 novemberil chithram poortthiyaayi, 1922 desemberil maathramaan ithu purathirangiyathu. censorukalile prasnangal kaaranam eee kaalathamasam sambhavichu, kaaranam doctormar krithrimajeevan srishtikkukayum daivathe avatharippikkan sramikkukayum cheiyunnu ennathaayirunnu chithratthinte prameyam. eee prakriyayil chithram aarr reelukalil ninnu anjaayi vettukayum taittil cardukal naalu thavana mattiyezhuthukayum cheythu. eee chithram ippol nashtamaayi kanakkaakkappedunnu, innu loonn chaaniyude kariyarile ettavum kooduthal aavasyamulla nashtappetta chithrangalilonnayi thudarunnu. chithratthil ninnulla oru lobby card kurangan mekkappil chaaniyude foto internettil nilavilundu.
plott.
newyork nagaratthil nadakkunna 1920 kalile samakaalika chithramaanu (1897 ll pusthakam prasidheekarichu). thante bhagyam nashtappedunna oru manushyane doctorude vichitramaaya pareekshanangalude sannadha vishayamakaan oru karaaril earppedaan nirbandhithanaakkunna oru bhraanthan shaasthranjan katha ulkkollunnu, anthimaphalam thante manushyathvathinte nashtamaakumenn nannayi ariyamaayirunnu.
oru ezhuthukaaranenna nilayilulla paraajayatthilum ammayude aarogyam kshayichukondirikkunnum niraasanaaya roobert sandell (makki) oru naadakapremikale kollayadikkaan shramikkunnu, doow. newyorkkinte praanthapradeshangalil thamasikkunna dushtan mathabhraanthanumaaya oru vaidyanaanu lamb (loonn chaani). attinkutty aaa kutty veettilekku kondupookukayum katha manassilakkukayum sreemathikku oru sasthrakriya nadatthaan sammathikkukayum cheiyunnu. sandell (virgenia true boardman) oru vyavasthayil-ettu divasathe samayathinte avasaanathil, pareekshanathmaka aavasyangalkkaayi roobert svayam doctorude aduthekku athikkanam. thante maranamadayunna ammayude avasthayekkurichu utkandaakulanaaya roobert andhamaayi vilapeshalinu sammathikkunnu.
amayum makan kunjaadinte veettil thaamasikkunnu, avide doctor mathramalla, addehathinte bharya (fontaine laa ruu) oru vichitramaaya kunchback (loonn chaniyum, eratta veshathil) robertine sookshumamaayi nireekshikkunnu, avar pinneedu doctorude aadya pareekshanangalilonninte falamaanennu manassilakkunnu.
doow. robarttinte mail thante niyanthranam nilanirthaan aakamkshayulla kunjad, panam chelavazhikkuka mathramalla, oru prasidheekarana kambaniyude thalavanaaya vaicharli vazhi thante pusthakam prasidheekarikkaanum sahayikkunnu. viturelyude makal anchalaye (jackvillin logan) roobert kandumuttukayum udan thanne pranayathilaakukayum cheiyunnu.
athinidayil, pareekshanatthinte samayathekku divasangal neengukayaan. robertinu srimati munnariyipp nalkiyittundu. aaa valia apakadakariyaaya kunjadum kunchum avane bheeshanippeduthunnu. pularche, avar oru munnariyippayi oru rahasya bhoogarbha nilavarayum oru poornnamaaya operating room koodukalude oru thurankavum kaanikkunnu, athil vichitramaaya ardha-manushya thadavukaare parimithappedutthiyirikku-munbu doow. aattinte. vedanayilum bhayathilum, roobert doctorode apekshikkukayum vilapeshalil ninnu purathukadakkaan sramikkukayum cheiyunnu, thante pusthakam ippol prasidheekarichathinaal addeham ippol oru vijayakaramaya ezhuthukaaranaanu. samayaparidhi avasaanikkunnathin oru divasam maathrame bakkiyullu, ennaal ira rakshappedaan alochikkunnathaayi manassilakkiya doctor avane pidikoodi sasthrakriya meshayil kettunnu. robertine srimati rakshappeduthunnu. kunjaadaaya kunchback koottinte vaathilukalilonnu vidukayum doctorude pareekshanangalal maanasikamaayi nasippikkappetta oru kurangante kaiyil ninnu doctor thanne krooramaayi kollappedukayum cheiyunnu.
oduvil thante "andhamaya vilapeshalinte" nibandhanakalilninnu mochithanaaya roobert thante pusthakam vijayakaramaanennum aanjela balipeetathil thanne kaathirikkunnuvennum arian thante veettilekku madangunnu.
pashchaathalavum nirmmanavum.
baari peyininte novalaaya "dhii okdevu oof cladius" enna novaline adisthaanamaakkiyulla "eiii blind baragaine" bhayanakamaaya gadakangale bandhippichathinaal loonn chaani valare prashasthanaayi. iruvarudeyum swabhaavavisheshangal doow. attinkutty kunchback asisttantum mekkappil chaaniyude kazhivu pradharshippichu. avasaanabhaagathekku, doow. oru amgeekaaramillaatha athidhi prakadanatthil valas bearaanu aattukottane avatharippichathenn abhyoohamundaayirunnu.
release sweekaranavum.
1922 desember 3nuu newyorkkile capitol thiyettaril pradharshippicha eee chithram aadyaraathriyil thanne shabdamuyarthi. chithrathinu mikacha niroopakaprathikaranamaanu labhichathu, bhranthanaaya doctoraayum addehathinte apish sevakanaayum loonn chaaniyude eratta prakadanatthe ettavum kooduthal aalukal chithratthinte hailaittaayi prashamsichu.
"vichithravum nigoodavum vichitravumaaya gadakangal ucharikkukayum chithram nirmmikkukayum cheyyuka ennathaayirunnu eee nirmmaanavumaayi bandhapetta ellaavarudeyum lakshyamenn thonnunnu, angane athinte bheethiyum nigoodathayum kaaranam athu kaanikale aaveshabharitharaakkukayum aakarshikkukayum cheyyum...eee chithratthile loonn chaaniyude pravartthanam sarikkum athishayakaramaan, thaan screenile ettavum mikacha kathapaathrangalil oraalaanenn addeham veendum theliyikkunnu. kurangan enna nilayil, oru valia chimbaansiyumaayulla addehathinte thithreekaranavum saadrishyavum athishayakaramaan, ithu ningalude nattellu mukalilekkum thaazhekkum thanuppikkunnu. "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"doctor kunchbekkumaaya rund peraayi erattiyaakkunna chaani, vishwasaneeyamaaya prakadanam kaazhchavaykkukayum paraamarsikkaan yogyamallaatha chila eratta photography anuvadikkukayum cheiyunnu. vichitramaaya oru mekkappil ellaayppozhum thante ettavum mikacha reethiyil, kathaapaathrathinte vyaakhyaanathiludaneelam chalanathinulla oru maargamaayi mrugamennu karuthappedunnathinte moshamaaya loopp upayogichu, maanavasaahithyathinte swabhaavathil chaani aadhipathyam pulartthunnu."--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"loonn chaaniykk thikachum anuyojyavum anuyojyavumaaya oru vishayam, addehathinu rund vyathyastha veshangal nalkunnu, athil" "ayiram mukhangalulla oru manushyan" "enna nilayilulla thante prashasthikk anusrithamaayi jeevikkaan dhaaraalam avasarangal nalkunnu"...addehathinte prathyeka tharatthilulla (vichitramaaya) chithreekaranam eshtappedunnavarkku avare thripthippeduthaan dhaaraalam kandethanakum."-----chalachithra dinapathram
"shree. thante ellah kruthikaleyum adayaalappeduthunna aaa mikacha urappodeyaanu tanikku nalkiyittulla erattavesham chaani avatharippikkunnath. addehathinte makeup theerchayaayum athishayakaramaan, doctor thante nerayathum vishishtavumaaya vandiyum shasthrakriyakalkk irayaaya vaikalyamulla kochumakanum thammilulla vyathyasam kandu oraal athbhuthappedunnu."---- pradarshakarude vyapara avalokanam
"doctorenna nilayil, chaniye athra nalla aalalla. oru phrok kottum vaandike thaadiyum dharichu eakaanthatha anubhavikkunnathinekkal valare aaveshakaramaanu prakrithiyude vichitramaaya oru thettayi eakaanthatha. orupakshe yukthirahithamaya, ennaal idaykkide shwaasammuttunna niravadhi aaveshangalund."---foto play
samrakshanavum saankethika savisheshathakalum.
innu, sinima nashtamayathaayi kanakkaakkappedunnu. goldwin studiyokal etteduthu niravadhi varshangalkk sesham 1931 ll mgm yadhaartha negatteevu nashippichu, 1965 leeii athe agnibaadhayil avasheshikkunna avasana print nashichathaayi vishwasikkappedunnu, athu "lunden ardharaathrikkushesham" enna avasaanathe printukalum mattu niravadhi loonn chaani sinimakalum nashippichu.
chithratthile foottejukalude ennam athaayirunnu. neela toonn/maamsam tint, neela tint, naitt aambar, stroo aambar, laitt lavender, green tint ennivayulppede vividha nirangalil chithram chayam pooshukayum toonn cheyyukayum cheythu, oru partyile oru sequence handsigal kalar prosess upayogichu stensil niratthil oru partyil nirmmicha multy-colouring kumilakalil.
swaadheenangal.
eiii blind baragaine" puratthirangi moonnu varshathinu sesham, chaaniyude sahanadanaaya reey makki "free tuu lavu" enna peril oru chithratthil clara boikkoppam prathyakshappettu. oru kunchaback aaya oru kriminalaanu makkiyude kathaapaathram. oru andhamaya vilapeshalil" chaaniyumayi pravarthichathinte nerittulla falamaanu eee kathaapaathram, ithu makkiyile chaaniyude swaadheenam kaanikkunnu. eiii blind baragaine" enna chithratthile chaaniyudeyum niravadhi sinimakalil chaaniyude pathivaayirunna yadhaartha jeevithathile kunchback sahanadanaaya joonn jorjinteyum vichitramaaya samyojanamaanu eee kathaapaathram.

