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The Collector

I recently watched the movie The Collector.

It's a 1965 film and it's based on the novel by John Fowles. The main characters are portrayed by Terrence Stamp and Samantha Eggar.

The plot of the novel:

The collector tells the story of Frederick Clegg, a man in his mid-20s who grows obsessed with Miranda Grey, a beautiful teenager whom he watches from afar. Clegg is an amateur entomologist and is especially devoted to collecting butterflies. After he wins a lot of money in a sports betting system known as the football pools, he takes the steps necessary to kidnap Miranda, though at the time he tells himself that he is not necessarily preparing to abduct her. By this time Miranda is a 20 year-old art student in London. Clegg buys a secluded house in the country and readies a small basement room as an inescapable cell; he also buys a van with which to follow and snatch Miranda. Eventually, after determining her habits and discovering where she lives, he kidnaps her one night as she is walking home in London.

Here is the trailer for The Collector:

I have read the novel and it's written in Frederick and Miranda's point of views. The concept of this novel is not something that I would usually read, but this book caught my attention.

Here are some photos from the movie.

I didn't even recognize Terrence Stamp when I saw the trailer for the movie. He is so young in this movie.

All I can say is that the movie was intense and intriguing.

This gif is definitely a good example.

Here is a quote by Miranda from the novel. I think it's a very deep reflection regarding how she feels about Frederick.

"The sheer joy of having me under his power, of being able to spend all and every day staring at me. He doesn't care what I say or how I feel—my feelings are meaningless to him—it's the fact that he's got me. I could scream abuse at him all day long; he wouldn't mind at all. It's me he wants, my look, my outside;not my emotions or my mind or my soul or even my body. Not anything human. He's a collector. That's the great dead thing in him."

Have you watched or read The Collector?

I look forward to reading your comments.