Jess Franco • France • 1970 • A sultry evolution of Franco's cinema.
A sultry dancer falls under the hypnotic control of the sinister blonde Cynthia and begins to suffer terrifying hallucinations, from which not even a gifted psychiatrist can save her. Meanwhile, a pair of jewel thieves hide out at a nearby house, biding their time until they can confront Cynthia for their share of a recent heist.
For years considered a lost Franco film after having played at a single theater in Belgium, Nightmares Come at Night was rediscovered in 2004 and has been recognized as a key film in the evolution of Franco's cinema.
Jess Franco • Spain-Autralia-France • 1964 • The film that launched a cult career.
Generally considered the first horror film produced in Spain, The Awful Dr. Orloff launched the career of cult cinema's most colorful figure: Jess Franco. Cloaking the story in the visual style of the British got...
Jean Rollin • France • 1974 • A Poe-like study of guilt and revenge.
A Poe-like study of guilt and revenge, The Demoniacs follows a band of "wreckers" who lure a ship into coastal waters, then plunder the remains. They rape and murder two young sisters who managed to survive the wreck—these gho...
Jess Franco • France • 1972 • A melding of Franco's fondness for classic horror with sex and violence.
After the death of Victor Frankenstein, two figures vie for control of his metallic-skinned monster and the radical technology that created him: the scientist's daughter, Vera, and the immortal...
