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Spirits of the Dead (1968)
Three tales of the decadent and the damned… Spirits of the Dead – aka Histoires Extraordinaires, aka Tre Passi Nel Delirio, aka Tales of Mystery and Imagination – is a portmanteau film, popular in Europe in the 1960’s as a … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Anthology, Federico Fellini, horror, Louis Malle, Peter Fonda, Roger Vadim, Surreal, The Devil
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Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
For almost three straight decades, Hammer Studios garnered a wide following for their horror pictures. Famously, these movies were, on the whole, literate, well-acted, colorful, sexy, and just bloody enough. At the forefront of Hammer’s brand, Peter Cushing and Christopher … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Frankenstein, Hammer, horror, Peter Cushing, Terence Fisher
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Repulsion (1965)
As Repulsion begins, the viewer is inclined to feel sympathetic toward Carol (Catherine Deneuve), a young French woman living in London with her older sister Helen (Yvonne Furneaux). She might seem a bit detached, but she’s lost in a jungle, … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, Drama, horror, Madness, Roman Polanski
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