Dr. Orloff’s Monster
Blu-ray
Redemption / Kino Lorber
1964 / B&W / 1:66 widescreen / 84 min. / El secreto del Dr. Orloff, Brides of Dr. Jekyll, Les maitresses du Dr. Jekyll / Street Date February 7, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Hugo Blanco, Agnès Spaak, Marcelo Arroita-Jáuregui, Luisa Sala, Perla Cristal, Magda Maldonado, Pepe Rubio, Pastor Serrador, Daniel Blumer, Manuel Guitián, Mer Casas.
Cinematography: Alfonso Nieva
Film Editor: Á Serrano
Original Music: Fernando García Morcillo, Daniel White
Written by: Jesús Franco, Nicole Guettard, A. Norévo
Produced by: Marius Lesoeur
Directed by Jesús Franco
Arguing the merits of Jesús Franco seems a blind alley to me. I know academic film writers that have seen dozens of his films and who assure me that they perceive an artist amid all the exploitation and pornography. Why not? I continue to see Franco as a fringe filmmaker of little talent and less interest. Keep anything up long enough and it...
Blu-ray
Redemption / Kino Lorber
1964 / B&W / 1:66 widescreen / 84 min. / El secreto del Dr. Orloff, Brides of Dr. Jekyll, Les maitresses du Dr. Jekyll / Street Date February 7, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Hugo Blanco, Agnès Spaak, Marcelo Arroita-Jáuregui, Luisa Sala, Perla Cristal, Magda Maldonado, Pepe Rubio, Pastor Serrador, Daniel Blumer, Manuel Guitián, Mer Casas.
Cinematography: Alfonso Nieva
Film Editor: Á Serrano
Original Music: Fernando García Morcillo, Daniel White
Written by: Jesús Franco, Nicole Guettard, A. Norévo
Produced by: Marius Lesoeur
Directed by Jesús Franco
Arguing the merits of Jesús Franco seems a blind alley to me. I know academic film writers that have seen dozens of his films and who assure me that they perceive an artist amid all the exploitation and pornography. Why not? I continue to see Franco as a fringe filmmaker of little talent and less interest. Keep anything up long enough and it...
- 1/28/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Stars: Kali Hansa, Pilar Coll, Diotta Fatou, Eric Falk, Sigad Sharaf, Roman Huber | Written and Directed by Erwin C. Dietrich, Jess Franco
Weisse Haut auf schwarzen Schenkeln opens up on the Mondo Erotico set. You know, the obscenely small and narrow black room with the white fluffy bed. It’s here we meet Marga, an exotic erotic dancer played by Diotta Fatou (Die Sklavinnen). She’s in the middle of one of her stage shows. In the audience we meet Robert, a wealthy middle-aged man played by Roman Huber (Das Frauenhaus). He enjoys the show so much that when Marga has finished her little dance, he decides to take her back to somewhere private. The pair get down to business and instead of enjoying that wonderful post sex cigarette, Marga does the next best thing and throws herself out of the window. Yep, bitches be crazy! The next day Robert...
Weisse Haut auf schwarzen Schenkeln opens up on the Mondo Erotico set. You know, the obscenely small and narrow black room with the white fluffy bed. It’s here we meet Marga, an exotic erotic dancer played by Diotta Fatou (Die Sklavinnen). She’s in the middle of one of her stage shows. In the audience we meet Robert, a wealthy middle-aged man played by Roman Huber (Das Frauenhaus). He enjoys the show so much that when Marga has finished her little dance, he decides to take her back to somewhere private. The pair get down to business and instead of enjoying that wonderful post sex cigarette, Marga does the next best thing and throws herself out of the window. Yep, bitches be crazy! The next day Robert...
- 3/26/2015
- by Mondo Squallido
- Nerdly
You won't hear me complaining that since Mondo Macabro's rerelease of the newly restored Countess Perverse — presenting the original director's cut of the near-lost film for the first time — I've had Jess Franco on the brain. The 1974 tale, about a group of debauched, cannibalistic aristocrats hunting humans for fun (a soft-core take on The Most Dangerous Game), gives a taste of what Franco does best: crafting stories (admittedly, loosely) around sleazy sex and surreal nightmare visions, interestingly and beautifully shot on a budget most people would wince at. It got us thinking about a few of our favorite Franco films. Although the incredibly versatile and prolific director remains one of the most divisive...
- 6/25/2012
- FEARnet
Back in 1973 Jess Franco unleashed Countess Perverse, which has a little something for everyone via its human hunting ground packed with sex, sleaze, and outrageous behavior. Thanks to Mondo Macabro you can nab the official director’s cut on June 12th.
In the Countess Perverse, aka La comtesse perverse (1973, France, 78 min.), a pair of decadent and debauched aristocrats turns their private island into a human hunting ground where they can stalk their naked prey. As each victim is murdered, the carcass is then cooked and fed to their guests; simply delicious! What the unsuspecting visitors don't realize is that they will soon become the next evening’s meal, eventually fighting for their lives in a shocking and flesh-baring cat-and-mouse game. With suave actor Howard Vernon (Seven Women for Satan) and the stunningly sexy Alice Arno (Justine de Sade), Countess Perverse co-stars Kali Hansa, Lina Romay, Tania Busselier, and Robert Woods,...
In the Countess Perverse, aka La comtesse perverse (1973, France, 78 min.), a pair of decadent and debauched aristocrats turns their private island into a human hunting ground where they can stalk their naked prey. As each victim is murdered, the carcass is then cooked and fed to their guests; simply delicious! What the unsuspecting visitors don't realize is that they will soon become the next evening’s meal, eventually fighting for their lives in a shocking and flesh-baring cat-and-mouse game. With suave actor Howard Vernon (Seven Women for Satan) and the stunningly sexy Alice Arno (Justine de Sade), Countess Perverse co-stars Kali Hansa, Lina Romay, Tania Busselier, and Robert Woods,...
- 5/5/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Mondo Macabro is one of my favorite video labels Ever and the subject of our next Video Home Invasion column. Until I get that rolling, however, here's a lovely piece of news for fans of '70s sleaze. Jess Franco's Countess Perverse (The Perverse Countess, La comtesse perverse) is coming to DVD in its full uncut glory this June 12th! No one has done the quality work with Franco's films that Mondo Macabro has, with their recent editions of Sinner: Diary of a Nymphomaniac and Lorna the Exorcist being prime examples. I cannot wait to check this one out! Here are the details:Hunting Humans Was Her Favorite Game...and May Become Yours!!!!Countess PERVERSEJess Franco's 1973 classic receives an official DVD release and a sparkling transfer!(New York; May...
- 5/3/2012
- Screen Anarchy
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