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PETER A Portrait of A Serial Killer is a feature film that delivers uncompromising performances and rare, shocking archive to reveal for the first time ever the astonishing TRUE story of The Yorkshire Ripper . Exploring his childhood, the sadistic murders of 13 women and his ongoing psychological treatment, the audience journey into the dark and twisted mind of Britain s most notorious serial killer. Psychiatrists say he is a dangerous paranoid schizophrenic, many think he is simply Evil; this film challenges the audience to make up their own mind.
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Commentary, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Skip Kite writes and directs this psychological drama about Peter Sutcliffe (Walt Kissack), aka The Yorkshire Ripper. Combining drama with real archive footage, the film chronicles Sutcliffe's life and crimes from his Yorkshire childhood through to his ongoing psychological treatment in Broadmoor Hospital. Steering clear of depicting the murders he commited, the film focuses on Sutcliffe's relationship with his psychiatrist and examines the central relationships of his early adult life, in particularly his relationship with his wife, Sonia (Olga Martynova). ...Peter
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
This film was everything I imagined it to be. Very accurate in all areas, the film concentrates on the psychological aspect of Peter Sutcliffe and his relationship with his psychiatrist, following him from his incarceration starting in Parkhurst prison through to his transfer to Broadmoor special hospital. The real archive footage in the film is cleverly slotted in to give the viewer a very real feeling of the turn of events which unfolded during the police investigation at the time.
The acting in this film is superb from all cast members with Walt Kissack's portrayal of Sutcliffe being exceptional.
One of the final lines in the film sums it up for me when Dr Spencer tells Sutcliffe " Peter I think you may be ready for society, but I'm not sure society is ready for you"
The acting in this film is superb from all cast members with Walt Kissack's portrayal of Sutcliffe being exceptional.
One of the final lines in the film sums it up for me when Dr Spencer tells Sutcliffe " Peter I think you may be ready for society, but I'm not sure society is ready for you"
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
This was a fascinating idea for a film, with some striking visuals. It covers the life of The Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, from around the time of his incarceration up to about May 2010. But it's not as bloody as the subject-matter may suggest - his actual crimes are mentioned through archive TV footage but they aren't shown or even discussed directly very much - there's not even any mention of how he was caught.
So while the archive news footage gives it a documentary feel at times, much of the rest is speculation. What we actually see is Sutcliffe's life behind bars with flashbacks to his past, as it may appear from his point of view. As he's considered to be a Paranoid Schizophrenic who claimed to have had religious visions & was told to kill by God, this gave director Skip Kite free rein to add some surreal, dreamlike elements. The acting is at times quite stunted & the dialogue unconvincing but as we are viewing reality filtered through a delusional mind, this is arguably intentional.
But there's no escaping that there's not really any way to know exactly what's going on in Sutcliffe's mind - we only have his word & can that really be trusted? So this is purely speculative & much of what we see is inconsistent with the nature of the visions the real Sutcliffe reported having, which were infrequent & powerful, not as regular & mundane as portrayed here. So this is really more of an expressionist painting than a portrait.
I would have given this film 4 stars for its sheer daring but I also felt it lacked drama & was a repetitive slog at times. And while the omission of his actual crimes is respectful of the dead & their families, it's somewhat like not mentioning a naked man dancing round the room at a dinner party. There is also hardly any mention about his relationship with his wife or any insight into how Sutcliffe turned out the way he did - an archive clip mentions in passing that that he was rather a clingy child but that's about all. These would be gaping holes in any portrait.
It's daring & unique - despite giving it 3 stars, I'm already considering watching it again now that I 'get it' a bit better, so it definitely has charisma. Worth watching for its originality, flair & nice visuals but don't expect much insight into Sutcliffe.
So while the archive news footage gives it a documentary feel at times, much of the rest is speculation. What we actually see is Sutcliffe's life behind bars with flashbacks to his past, as it may appear from his point of view. As he's considered to be a Paranoid Schizophrenic who claimed to have had religious visions & was told to kill by God, this gave director Skip Kite free rein to add some surreal, dreamlike elements. The acting is at times quite stunted & the dialogue unconvincing but as we are viewing reality filtered through a delusional mind, this is arguably intentional.
But there's no escaping that there's not really any way to know exactly what's going on in Sutcliffe's mind - we only have his word & can that really be trusted? So this is purely speculative & much of what we see is inconsistent with the nature of the visions the real Sutcliffe reported having, which were infrequent & powerful, not as regular & mundane as portrayed here. So this is really more of an expressionist painting than a portrait.
I would have given this film 4 stars for its sheer daring but I also felt it lacked drama & was a repetitive slog at times. And while the omission of his actual crimes is respectful of the dead & their families, it's somewhat like not mentioning a naked man dancing round the room at a dinner party. There is also hardly any mention about his relationship with his wife or any insight into how Sutcliffe turned out the way he did - an archive clip mentions in passing that that he was rather a clingy child but that's about all. These would be gaping holes in any portrait.
It's daring & unique - despite giving it 3 stars, I'm already considering watching it again now that I 'get it' a bit better, so it definitely has charisma. Worth watching for its originality, flair & nice visuals but don't expect much insight into Sutcliffe.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
One of the most boring films about serial killers I've ever seen. couldnt make its mind up whether it was a documentary or a film. Didn;t tell anything new. Acting from the bloke who played sutcliffe was very good. But the shrink's acting was pathetic and over rehearsed. Scenes were long and drawn out. Lacked any suspense, any detail, any guts. It was ballsless filmmaking. You can be respectful to the victims whilst being brave in filmmaking - EG Appropriate Adult about the Fred and Rose West case. This is amateur at best. Waste of money.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
this is an insult to all the victims families
This is quite frankly a disgusting piece of cinema. The yorkshire ripper committed so many evil crimes in his day and this doesnt do the victims justice one little bit, actually... Read more
Published 4 days ago by sheldongate
boring and slow
I could not understand if it is a documentary or a lesson in psychology.All together the film is boring,slow and concentrating on items which I could not understand the meaning... Read more
Published 3 months ago by s.andreanelli
A good watch
This is indeed an interesting film! Its the first film i've found about Peter Sutcliffe, and i've always been interested in him. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Lizzy R
awful
awfull film.i buy films on serial killers and they always let me down.i thought they could make a good film from this however its the strangest film ive ever seen.. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Gary O'brien
A MAD MAN
A very interesting film although I remember the story from when he was first captured and the story was on tv and in all the papers-to see it again and relive this mad man was... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. L. R. Karpen
Rather watch paint dry
After reading the reviews and finding most to be good with regard to the Yorkshire Ripper story I bought the DVD but already got it ready for the charity shop. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Petey
WICKED BEYOND BELIEF
First things first this is NOT one of those Liongate productions chock block full of bloody corpses and barely there scripts. Read more
Published 5 months ago by mister joe
Heart Of Darkness
This largely-unknown study of Britain's most feared mass murderer is a positive revelation.
An Expressionist mind-map of evil incarnate, the film is anchored by Walt Kissack's... Read more
An Expressionist mind-map of evil incarnate, the film is anchored by Walt Kissack's... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. Mark R. Thompson
Lacks suspense
This film is what it says on the label. If you are looking for a suspenseful and detailed account of the Yorkshire Ripper killings then this film is most certainly nor for you. Read more
Published 5 months ago by michael taylor
This film gave me a better understanding of a story that scared me to...
Coming from Sheffield and remembering the chilling stories as a child regarding Peter Sutcliffe `The Yorkshire Ripper'. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Oli
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