Nøgleord Mansion

I 1930´ernes Japansk-besatte Korea ansættes pigen Sookee som tjenestepige for den japanske rigmandsdatter, Hideko, der lever et tilbagetrukket liv på en stor landejendom med hendes dominerende onkel. Men Sookee har en hemmelighed. Hun er i virkeligheden en tyv og arbejder for en svindler, der håber at Sookee kan hjælpe ham med at forføre rigmandsdatteren, så han kan få del i familieformuen. Men ikke alt går som man regner med i Park Chan Wooks fortælling om intriger, bedrag og seksuel forblændelse.

Da den velhavende krimiforfatter Harlan Thrombey findes med halsen skåret over på sin 85-års fødselsdag, er alle medlemmerne i hans familie under mistanke, og den excentriske detektiv Benoit Blanc tilkaldes anonymt for at undersøge mysteriet. Hurtigt begynder alle skeletterne at vælte ud af skabene, og Blanc mistænker, at mysteriet stikker dybere end blot skærmydsler i en dysfunktionel familie.

Engang var den blomstrende hjemsted for den farmaceutiske gigant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City er nu en døende by i Midt vesten. Virksomhedens udvandring efterlod byen en ødemark ... med stor ondskab under overfladen. Når den ondskab bliver sluppet løs, er bybefolkningen for evigt...forandret...og en lille gruppe overlevende må arbejde sammen for at afsløre sandheden bag Umbrella og klare sig igennem natten.

Den sære familie Addams lever i et stort uhyggeligt hus, hvor de dyrker livets sorte og okkulte sider. Familiens advokat Tully Alford hyrer en dobbeltgænger, der skal spille familiens længe forsvundne onkel Fester. Derved håber han at få fingrene i familieformuen, men familien Addams er ikke så nemme at narre.

Dr. William Harford er en New Yorker, som en skæbnesvanger vinteraften, efter sin kones indrømmelse af seksuelle længsler vover springet ud i et erotisk strejftog, der truer hans ægteskab - og som måske endda fanger ham i en skummel mordgåde. Som historien går fra tvivl og frygt til selvopdagelse og forsoning, lægger Kubrick musik til med mesterlige bevægelser.

Morticia Addams føder sit tredje barn, og det synes de to søskende Pugsley og Wednesday bestemt ikke om. Derfor forsøger de på alle mulige måder at komme babyen til livs. For at holde styr på ungerne hyrer Morticia barnepigen Debbie, der i virkeligheden kun er ude på at få fingrene i den aparte families store formue. Og det må børnene selvfølgelig forhindre.

Da den uortodokse betjent Axel Foley ikke vil stoppe efterforskningen af sin vens død, bliver han beordret på ferie. Den bruger han selvfølgelig på at spore forbryderne til Berverly Hills. Billy og John, to lokale betjente, bliver sat til at holde øje med Axel, men det er lettere sagt end gjort. Og snart er de to draget langt ind i Alex' jagt på morder og bagmænd.

Jason Statham er tilbage som Chev i 'Crank: High Voltage'. Hans nærmest usårlige hjerte er blevet bortopereret, mens han lå i coma, og er blevet erstattet med en batteridrevet pacemaker, der kræver regelmæssige elektriske stød for at fungere efter hensigten.Efter en hårrejsende flugt fra sine tilfangetagere er Chev på flugt igen; denne gang fra både en karismatisk, mexicansk gangsterboss (Clifton Collins, Jr.) og de kinesiske Triader, ledet af den livsfarlige, 100 år gamle leder Poon Dong (David Carradine).Chev finder sammen med sin ex-kæreste, Eve (Amy Smart), der så småt er begyndt at forstå, hvad hans arbejde går ud på. Det gør ham mere end klar til at få sit eget hjerte tilbage samt hævne sig på dem, der huggede det.'Crank: High Voltage' byder på en vild jagt gennem Los Angeles, hvor alle kneb gælder, hvis Chev skal leve længe nok til at opleve endnu en dag.

Massimo er medlem af den sicilianske maffia-familie, og Laura er salgsdirektør. Hun forventer ikke, at Massimo på en tur til Sicilien forsøger at redde sit forhold, vil kidnappe hende og give hende 365 dage til at blive forelsket i ham.

Isle of Jersley, slutningen af anden verdenskrig. Grace bor sammen med sine to børn i en victoriansk villa på en fjern ø. Tre nye tjenestefolk ankommer og mærkelige ting og sager begynder at ske. Graces datter fortæller, at hun har set og talt med en uforklarlig skabning, der bevæger sig rundt i alle husets værelser. Først tror Grace ikke på historien, men efterhånden tvinges hun til at konfrontere uhyggen i det knirkende hus.

Greta rejser til en lille afsides by en England for at slippe væk fra alle sine (amerikanske) problemer, blandt andet en insisterende ekskæreste. Her bliver hun ansat af Heelshires familien til at passe på deres 8-årige søn. Greta opdager til sin store overraskelse, at sønnen i virkeligheden er en livagtig dukke, som forældrene behandler som et rigtigt barn for at komme sig over tabet af deres søn for 20 år siden! Og som om det ikke var nok, da Greta bliver efterladt alene med 'sønnen', begynder hun at få mistanke om, at dukken måske rent faktisk er i live!

Seks personer, med hver deres hemmelighed, får en invitation til en middag hos Mr. Boddy, som selv har en hemmelighed: Han afpresser alle gæsterne. Men snart findes han død, og gæsterne, og en snakkesalig Butler, må finde ud af præcis hvem morderen er, før de slår til igen.

Filmen 'The Invitation' handler om den unge kvinde Evie, der netop har mistet sin mor og nu er helt alene tilbage. Hun beslutter derfor at tage en DNA test - måske der er noget familie derude et sted, som hun aldrig har kendt? Kort tid efter tager en ukendt fætter kontakt til hende, og han inviterer hende noget overraskende til bryllup i England. Evie tager afsted og ankommer til en overdådighed uden lige og ukendte slægtninge, der tager kærligt imod hende. Det skal dog snart vise sig, at hendes slægtninge har foruroligende bagtanker med deres generøsitet, og hun bliver kastet ind i en kamp for overlevelse, efterhånden som hun afslører en makaber familiehistorie og forskruede hemmeligheder.

På et slot med havudsigt fejrer Justine og Michael deres bryllupsfest, men ud på de små timer begynder Justines depression at sætte ind. Desuden synes en stjerne på himlen at nærme sig Jorden med faretruende hast. Justines søster, Claire, går i panik over menneskehedens snarlige undergang, men Justine reagerer stenroligt. I hendes melankolske optik går det jo som forventet, hvilket vil sige ad helvede til.

I 'Bodies Bodies Bodies' planlægger en gruppe rige unge i 20'erne en orkan-fest i et afsidesliggende palæ med alt hvad der hører sig til af lege, knæklys og rusmidler. Én leg viser sig dog at få fatale konsekvenser, og festen løber helt af sporet. Filmen sætter med et blink i øjet fokus på bagtaleri, falske venner, privilegier og overdådige fester.

Efter deres far pludselige død,må fire børn står model til en grusom behandling fra deres hensynsløse bedstemor.

Gyser-mysteriet 'Brahms: The Boy II (The Boy 2) er fortsættelsen til The Boy, hvor en barnepige får sig en gedigen forskrækkelse, da hun opdager, at familiens 8-årige dreng faktisk er en dukke. Denne gang flytter en familie ind i the Heelshire Mansion, hvor den unge søn hurtigt bliver venner med den virkelighedstro drukke Brahms.

Dark Shadows is an American gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements. It was unprecedented in daytime television when ghosts were introduced about six months after it began. The series became hugely popular when vampire Barnabas Collins appeared a year into its run. Dark Shadows also featured werewolves, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel, and a parallel universe. A small company of actors each played many roles; indeed, as actors came and went, some characters were played by more than one actor. Major writers besides Art Wallace included Malcolm Marmorstein, Sam Hall, Gordon Russell, and Violet Welles.

A cash-strapped young couple inherits a grand country house, only to find it is both falling apart and teeming with the ghosts of former inhabitants.

Due to a childhood curse, anything that the Duke touches will die - which makes his flirty maid’s behavior all the more shocking! Can the Duke and his companions break the curse, or is he doomed to a life where love is forever out of his reach?

Ruthless siblings Roderick and Madeline Usher have built Fortunato Pharmaceuticals into an empire of wealth, privilege and power. But past secrets come to light when the heirs to the Usher dynasty start dying at the hands of a mysterious woman from their youth.

Rodrigo Junquera finds out he is close to death, he decides to ask the nanny of his young child, Virginia Martínez, a beautiful and honest woman, to marry him with the intention of preparing the road so she can look after his children when he's gone. Virginia has to deal with the contempt of Rodrigo's children who acuse her of being an ambitious woman who married their father for his money. Virginia is in love with Rodrigo's eldest son, Carlos Alberto, who has come to mistreat her after finding out she married his dad.

On the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi, we follow the fortunes of the residents of the titular mansion. The story begins as handsome and soulful former English soldier John Beecham has acquired the house to start a new life for his family and a business as a trader.

It's a gorgeous, spacious mansion, and four handsome, fifteen-year-old friends are allowed to live in it for free! There's only one condition—that within three years the guys must transform the owner's wallflower niece into a lady befitting the palace in which they all live! How hard can it be? Enter Sunako Nakahara, the agoraphobic, horror-movie-loving, pockmark-faced, frizzy-haired, fashion-illiterate recluse who tends to break into explosive nosebleeds whenever she sees anyone attractive. This project is going to take more than our four heroes ever expected: it needs a miracle!

Six couples test their trust with an eye-scanning lie detector in this reality series where deception costs money, and the truth comes with a prize.

A middle-class clan from the Northeast is suddenly thrust into the world of the super rich. Sequestered in a 20,000-square-foot mansion on a 40-acre estate in Palm Beach, they are observed by around-the-clock cameras. They compete in high-society challenges for cruises on luxury yachts, private jets and spectacular prizes and ultimately, for control of the one million-dollar fortune. A full-service professional staff is at their beck and call, including a butler, personal trainer, stylist, kitchen staff, personal secretary, housekeepers, manicurist, tennis pro and countless others -- all used to working with high-end clientele. Unbeknownst to the 10 contestants, the staff picks the winners and losers, and the losers must remain in the house to watch the remaining contestants duke it out.

The Ghosts of Motley Hall is a British children's television series written by Richard Carpenter which was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for Granada Television, and broadcast between 1976 and 1978 on the ITV network. The series relates the adventures of 5 ghosts who haunt Motley Hall. Each ghost is from a different era and all with the exception of Matt are unable to leave the confines of the building and Matt himself is unable to travel outside the grounds of the Hall. The only regular character who is not a ghost is Mr Gudgin the caretaker of Motley Hall. Carpenter wrote a companion novel for the series for Puffin Books in 1977. A 3 DVD set containing the complete series was released by Network in 2005.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a 1996 British television serial adaptation of Anne Brontë's novel of the same name, produced by BBC and directed by Mike Barker. The serial stars Tara FitzGerald as Helen Graham, Rupert Graves as her abusive husband Arthur Huntington and Toby Stephens as Gilbert Markham.

Newly widowed Helen Blacke inherits the Blacke Foundation, a scientific research institute located in the Highcliffe Manor on an island off the Massachusetts coast and populated by mad scientists who want to get rid of her.

Cecília is in love with Eduardo, a millionaire who doesn't care about their relationship. Ready for a new direction in life, she ends the relationship and goes to work as a flight attendant in New York. Later, she returns to win back her love, but things are not the same anymore.

A girl with no home takes a seemingly perfect opportunity to move in with a Professor and his housemaid in a beautiful and secluded mansion. However, the mysteries pile up when the housemaid calls the shots, prevents Young Hee from meeting the Professor, and forces her to follow her strange rules. Fellow housemates Byung Tae and Soo Jung seem to have good intentions when secretly interacting with Young Hee, but just who are they really and why are they there? Leaving may not be as easy as coming into this mysterious house.

An ambitious group of eight amateur home remodelers team up to renovate an amazing old house one room at a time. For the next eight weeks, these creative competitors will live in and work together on the house, one room at a time. Each week, they'll compete and collaborate on a different room. When it's all over, one of them will win the keys to the house!

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen visits some of the finest houses in Wales, stepping back in time to uncover their hidden stories.

A look at impressive homes and estates.