Sadistic Hallucinations (1969) User Reviews (3)

Odd and delirious French horror flick.

[HumanoidOfFlesh · 7/10 · 25 January 2015]

Clara,the mistress of Charles suffers from various bizarre hallucinations about Anne,who is the wife of her lover.It seems that Anne vanished without a trace,but one time during the walk in the forest Clara finds her body in the swamp.Was Anne murdered?If so,who is responsible for her death?Among suspects are Charles or perhaps his rifle-toting young brother Albert."Hallucinations Sadiques" aka "Sadistic Hallucinations" is a pretty good French horror movie with a bit of eroticism and bizarre,often dream-like mood.The murder plot is actually well-constructed and the climax is surprising.Some characters are quite strange for example wild peasant girl working in the castle.7 bloody showers out of 10.Strange and erotic mix of reality and confusing phantasmagoria.

An off-the-wall erotic thriller, the very essence of Eurotrash

[melvelvit-1 · 7/10 · 7 September 2015]

Charles (Daniel Gélin), a rich industrialist (I think), brings his mistress Clara home to await the return of his wife, Anne, so he can ask her for a divorce. Charles' brother Alfred, a former mercenary, is also staying at the château but Clara, who's left alone a lot, gravitates toward George, a photographer doing a book on the area, and the local doctor. Unfortunately, neither one believes her when she tells them she's starting to see Anne's body all over the place because Clara was just released from a mental hospital...

When I say this off-the-wall "erotic thriller" is reminiscent of DIABOLIQUE and PSYCHO, don't get the wrong idea -it's just that what appears to be a LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH plot goes completely off the rails halfway through the movie when the beleaguered protagonist is murdered. After that, I defy anyone to try and figure out what in the hell is going on ...not that it matters much when every gal shows her breasts, Clara's shower turns to blood, and Alfred uses his rifle barrel for rough sex with the local talent, including the "young savage girl" who lives in a nearby abandoned castle. It's crazy sh!t, for sure, but it kept me watching til the end. The very essence of "Eurotrash".

I tried very hard to like this movie

[james1-494-826857 · 7/10 · 20 March 2021]

I tried very hard to like this movie it has everything I normally like in a movie 1969 to 1980, European, weird, horror etc- but as it went on and on I couldn't wait for it to end there's just a lot of nothing happening... with that said I did finish the movie and it's better than most contemporary movies but it was disappointing.... also I've gotten a lot more picky with so much available in today's world. I think maybe 20 or 30 years ago I would've loved it.