Released the same year as the film of The Balcony, Losey's film is a Harold Pinter film through and through, and in many ways is a great example of Pinter's work. For one, it is unclear from the jump what people's motivations are and how they manage to exert power over others, but The Servant is undeniably a Pinter power game. I found this intriguing and pleasurable, although I'm not sure it ever manages to be sexy, and I did want it to be (I think it wants to be, too).
Dirk Bogarde is obviously wonderful – he's just so good in everything.
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