"Mansion" Red Rose ": actors, story of creation, plot

The film "The Red Rose Mansion" ”(IMDb: 6.70) is essentially a mini-television series, filmed according to the scenario of Stephen King. The action film unfolds in 2001. The project has nothing to do with King’s book called “Rose Maren”, but the glass flooring in one of the rooms of the building is a direct and intentional reference to the work of the “king of horrors” “Glass floor”. According to King, Steven Spielberg asked him to write the script, who allegedly was going to shoot "the most frightening movie about a mansion with ghosts." But after the famous director became interested in other productions and forgot about his request. But “a holy place is never empty,” so the shooting process has begun. The director's chair was occupied by Craig Baxley, it was he who staged the mini-series “The Red Rose Mansion”, the actors were also selected with his direct participation.

Director Craig R. Baxley

Producer K. Bexley had experience working with Stephen King before the production of the film. He has already led the production of telelents based on the novel The Storm of the Century and a remake of Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom, which the writer also adapted.

The filmography of the director includes a lot of serials and full-length films, including the hit of video salons of the past years, the action movie “The Dark Angel” with Dolph Lundgren.

According to Stephen King, the script was commissioned by Steven Spielberg, who wanted to make a “most terrible movie about a house with ghosts,” but then he got carried away with other projects.

Plot. Prologue

In the mini-series "Mansion" Red Rose ""dislocation is a strange palace, the history of which keeps a lot of mysteries of the past associated with the deaths and disappearances of people, in one way or another associated with this mansion. Construction began in 1906, John Rimbauer, he erected a mansion as a gift for his bride, his future wife, the beautiful Helen. The construction of the house was accompanied by constant fatal accidents among workers.

"In real time"

The film "Mansion" Red Rose "" mainthe narrative unfolds in 2001. Professor of Parapsychology Joyce Riordon (N. Travis) wants to open the curtain of secrecy over the mansion, at the same time present evidence of the existence of the other world and the spirits inhabiting it. She is met by the last owner of the mansion, the great-grandson of John and Helen Rimbauer - Stephen Rimbauer (M. Kislar). The heir, visiting the house as a child, was confronted with manifestations of the paranormal, so he is determined to understand the root causes or demolish the structure. Joyce, obsessed with his hypothesis, recruits a group of people susceptible to all sorts of supernatural manifestations in order to gather scientific evidence of the presence of spirits. So, keeping the intrigue, you can briefly retell the plot of the TV movie "The Red Rose Mansion". The actors, imbued with the idea of ​​the creators, reacted responsibly to the process of filming.

Back story

In 2003, one year after the releaseThe Red Rose Mansion mini-series, directed by Craig R. Bexley, was filmed by The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer, a television prequel to the story scripted by the creative duo Ridley Pearson and Stephen King. The authors went in an extraordinary way, transforming the main character from an innocent and unhappy married lady into a woman obsessed with the dark entities who settled in the house. After such a turn, in the opinion of most film critics, “The Red Rose Mansion”, the actors of which told the audience a completely different story, loses its moral message and part of the main idea.

The main actors

Actress Nancy Travis, reincarnated inProfessor Joyce Riordon, began her creative career with theatrical stages in the early 80s. In a big movie, she debuted in 1985, was one of the most sought-after performers of that time period. Nancy Travis is known for taking part in the following films: the criminal thriller “Internal Investigation”, the criminal melodrama “I married an assassin with an ax”, the family drama “Fluk”, the action comedy “Air America”, the crime comedy “Three Men and Baby” and her the sequel.

New Zealand actress Melanie Linsky, who acquiredpopularity due to participation in the comedy television movie “Two and a half people”, successfully conveyed to the viewer the character of Rachel. The performer started climbing to the top of the movie movie at a rather young age - 15 years old, she has a diploma of higher education with a degree in British Literature.

Matt Kislar played the role of Stephen Rimbauer, actorknown to a wider audience for the paintings "Cry 3", "Last Day for Disco", "Dune" and "Mediator". Unfortunately, he is little known to the world film community.

"The Red Rose Mansion" by Kimberly Brown,debuted in film in less than 6 years, regarded as a significant step towards success. In terms of importance, this series in her career is comparable only with the TV series “Law and Order. Special Corps. From the important full-length works in the filmography of the actress stands out the film "The Adventures of Flick."

Actors' Ensemble

In the series “The Red Rose Mansion”, the actors presented to the viewer a whole gallery of characteristic and vivid characters.

American actress Judith Ivey, winner of the Tony Award, played the role of Katie.

Actor Matt Ross, most widely knownaudience on the series "Big Love", reincarnated in Emri. The range of talent Ross is not limited to acting, he tried on the guise of a screenwriter, director, producer and operator, personally shooting the short film "Human Resources".

American actress and producer Emily Deschanel perfectly revealed the image of Pam before remaining forever in the hearts of fans as the main character of the series “Bones”.

The role of Nick played by British actor JulianSands, formerly starring in the horror film “The Warlock”, and Kevin Tai became Victor, for a filmography of which roles in the films “House by the Road” and “Survivor” are considered to be particularly successful.

Stephen King lit up in a cameo - played the episodic insignificant role of the pizza peddler.