Despite having seen his name mentioned on a number of IMDb boards,I have somehow never got round to taking even the slightest glimpse at film maker Jess Franco's work. With having recently seen a fellow IMDb'er do a list of their favourite Franco titles,I felt that with it being the 11/12 of 2013,that it was the perfect moment to take a look at Franco's work for the first time.
View on the film:
Setting most of the movie in a psychiatric hospital,co-writer/,(along with Erwin C. Dietrich) directing auteur Jess Franco uses citrus colours and lighting to create a nightmare setting,where every corner of the hospital is filled with thieves and liars,who make it impossible for Margarita Martin (played by a very good Lina Romay) to be able to tell who is real,and who is not.
Initially appearing to be an interesting psychological chiller,the screenplay by Uncle Jess & Erwin C. Dietrich sadly runs out of steam,when instead of focusing on the more interesting aspects of the film, (such as a wonderful Giallo-style black glove killer)instead put most of the focus on the naked "psychiatric treatment" that Martin receives,which despite being committed by a number of very pretty actresses,leads to this films loss of innocence sadly not being as memorable as it easily could have been.
View on the film:
Setting most of the movie in a psychiatric hospital,co-writer/,(along with Erwin C. Dietrich) directing auteur Jess Franco uses citrus colours and lighting to create a nightmare setting,where every corner of the hospital is filled with thieves and liars,who make it impossible for Margarita Martin (played by a very good Lina Romay) to be able to tell who is real,and who is not.
Initially appearing to be an interesting psychological chiller,the screenplay by Uncle Jess & Erwin C. Dietrich sadly runs out of steam,when instead of focusing on the more interesting aspects of the film, (such as a wonderful Giallo-style black glove killer)instead put most of the focus on the naked "psychiatric treatment" that Martin receives,which despite being committed by a number of very pretty actresses,leads to this films loss of innocence sadly not being as memorable as it easily could have been.