And Soon the Darkness is a foreboding eerie thriller written by Brian Clemens and Terry Nation. Two writers better known for their sci fi/fantasy output.
Two young pretty nurses are on a cycling holiday in the French countryside. Jane (Pamela Franklin) wants to keep on schedule. Cathy (Michele Dotrice) is more outgoing, provocatively dressed and wants to have a good time.
Cathy has caught the eye of a young man in a village cafe who they keep seeing. Jane leaves Cathy alone after an argument over their itinerary and Cathy thinks that Jane is being too pushy. At a cafe, Jane is warned by a woman that this area is dangerous. Later Jane finds out that Cathy has disappeared.
Jane gets help from the young man they saw earlier. Paul (Sandor Elès) claims to be a detective from Paris who is looking into a murder of a young woman that took place in the area several years ago. Jane finds him creepy and manages to get to a local police station.
The opening theme music is too jarring for this kind of thriller. It also tries too hard to portray Paul as the villain. When I first watched this many years ago, I found the reveal to be genuinely unsettling. I did think the film suffers by not being taut enough. It is a lot better than its 2010 remake.
Two young pretty nurses are on a cycling holiday in the French countryside. Jane (Pamela Franklin) wants to keep on schedule. Cathy (Michele Dotrice) is more outgoing, provocatively dressed and wants to have a good time.
Cathy has caught the eye of a young man in a village cafe who they keep seeing. Jane leaves Cathy alone after an argument over their itinerary and Cathy thinks that Jane is being too pushy. At a cafe, Jane is warned by a woman that this area is dangerous. Later Jane finds out that Cathy has disappeared.
Jane gets help from the young man they saw earlier. Paul (Sandor Elès) claims to be a detective from Paris who is looking into a murder of a young woman that took place in the area several years ago. Jane finds him creepy and manages to get to a local police station.
The opening theme music is too jarring for this kind of thriller. It also tries too hard to portray Paul as the villain. When I first watched this many years ago, I found the reveal to be genuinely unsettling. I did think the film suffers by not being taut enough. It is a lot better than its 2010 remake.