RIP Jess Franco

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A lost Franco film, finished in 1979 and left at the lab when a distribution deal fell through, was recovered and screened last year. It's free on Vimeo with English subs until tomorrow:

Wow, What A Honeymoon (produced as The Gold Bug, after Edgar Allan Poe)

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Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Sunday, 22 March 2020 17:44 (four years ago) link

It's still up if anybody wants to grab a download for later!

You guys are caterpillar (Telephone thing), Monday, 23 March 2020 04:27 (four years ago) link

I guess it's until Tuesday, Spanish time? It features the least offensive yellowface in cinema history.

Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Monday, 23 March 2020 07:46 (four years ago) link

Thanks - Euro exploitation fare is good comfort viewing right now

Ward Fowler, Monday, 23 March 2020 08:57 (four years ago) link

(spoilers) uh welp

Dollarmite Is My Name (sic), Monday, 23 March 2020 09:51 (four years ago) link

one year passes...

London Live is showing a Franco movie right now, "Eugenie de Sade", I've never seen one before.

Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Friday, 14 May 2021 23:19 (two years ago) link

Sorry, but the lead actor's tartan bunnet is very distracting.

Are Animated Dads Getting Hotter? (Tom D.), Friday, 14 May 2021 23:25 (two years ago) link

That's an odd one.

The first Franco I ever saw was Venus in Furs (aka Paroxismus) from 1969, the one starring James Darren, and based upon a recent rewatch I think it is quintessential Franco, definitely top 5.

Josefa, Saturday, 15 May 2021 01:12 (two years ago) link

That one is very entertaining, the recurring theme song is amazing. My review on Letterboxd was something like, “an art film, in that he films a lot of art.”

For the record the now broken link I posted upthread was a poster for Sexy Erotic Jobb. Up there with Nightmares Come at Night in terms of his titles.

JoeStork, Saturday, 15 May 2021 03:45 (two years ago) link


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