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Question about the house/set.....

posted 11 years ago by Gubbio
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When the story begins, Mrs. Marrable is talking to her lawyer in what appears to be a Victorian home: a lot of woodwork, pillars, mirrored mantel, etc. Was that supposed to be her house or the lawyers office?

The next thing you know, she's in Arizona murdering her housekeeper. The interiors of that house are completely different.

What did I miss?

Edited to Add:

I re-watched the beginning of the film again. The Victorian-appearing house was, indeed, Mrs. Marrable's.

But, I see no explanation as to why she's then immediately in an Arizona ranch-style home.

The acting in this film was good. But, I felt the direction from scene to scene was rather choppy and a little vague. It seemed a little cheesy. It looked really low-budget and didn't seem to have the production values of "Baby Jane."

(Robert Aldrich produced "Alice," but produced and directed "Jane.")

[–] moosefeathers 11 years ago

I know she lost the old house. So, they just cut to the chase and we see she's become a homicidal maniac since the death of her husband.

Swing away, Merrill....Merrill, swing away...

[–] Pinky_teh_Fluffy 11 years ago

It was explained about a third into the movie, but rather casually referred to. It was the scene when she was at her nephew's home for that party - she was in the wheelchair.

Why do you care?

[–] mizhu 10 years ago

Actually, it's mentioned in the Victorian house in the beginning scene, when Claire learns from the lawyer that her husband left no money.

She asks, 'What am I going to do?'

He says, 'You must have some relatives?'

She replies, 'A nephew in Arizona, or is it New Mexico?...but I haven't seen him since he was a child'.

Presumably, that's why she moved to Arizona.

This also confirms that her home in the beginning was NOT in Arizona.

[–] KingTrump 9 years ago

Yeah, and plus all those trees she planted gives evidence that she's been there for awhile too.

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