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)
https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P2jKTXeVrKk/XH8GIyW6IgI/AAAAAAAAC68/iNdab6RPzzgbM6rKmWPwekrqBDx18qMdgCLcBGAs/s320/52642920_10217466853039014_7363556648276721664_n.jpg
― 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
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