Vic Valance (David Garfield) is an enigmatic young man who has manipulated his way into working at the decaying mansion of a once prolific

bloody action and epic revenge that will blow your mind into the next dimension

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uninhibited foreign tourists arrive—displaying a nakedness and freedom at odds with the village’s rigid rules—and their presence ignites a slow-burning tension

Secret Museums: The Films of Arthur Lipsett - Paperback Book dup-review-publication Vic Valance (David Garfield) isBy Stephen Broomer Arthur Lipsetts first film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1962, marking the arrival of an influential new voice. The films dark humour and dancing rhythms had captured the spirit of his times. When Lipsett died by suicide in 1986, the humour and joy of his work was eclipsed by that sardonic darkness. It all came to feel like an omen. Secret Museums is a study in the life and work of Canadian collage filmmaker Arthur Lipsett,