Sie tötete in Ekstase
Sie tötete in Ekstase (1971), aka She Killed In Ecstasy, was Jesús Franco’s follow-up feature to Vampyros Lesbos (1971). Sie tötete in Ekstase was the last of three films that… Read more »
Tag: Jesús Franco
Cuadecuc, vampir
A seminal work of avant-garde cinema, Pere Portabella’s Cuadecuc, vampir (1971) was shot in conjunction with Jesús Franco’s film Count Dracula (1970). Portabella shot his film as Franco shot his,… Read more »
De Sade 70
De Sade 70 (1970) or Eugenie… The Story of Her Journey into Perversion is Jesús Franco’s second film adaptation of a work by the Marquis de Sade. For a long… Read more »
Rote Lippen, Sadisterotica
Rote Lippen, Sadisterotica (1969) is Jesús Franco’s ultra campy send-up of the sixties’ spy thriller. This German-Spanish co-production feels like a parody of an episode of The Avengers but with… Read more »
Golden Temple Amazons
Golden Temple Amazons (1986) is a quick, low budget, European film meant to ride the wave of popularity surrounding the sword and sandal and jungle adventure sub genre boom of… Read more »
Rolls-Royce Baby
Rolls-Royce Baby (1975) is essentially a film documenting Lina Romay (playing Lisa) tooling around in her fancy car looking for sex. Which, despite how it sounds, is pretty incredible. When… Read more »
3 Films By Jess Franco
If you’re savvy enough to pick up a copy of Severin Films’ release of She Killed In Ecstasy (1971) before it goes out of print, then you’ll also be getting… Read more »
Venus In Furs
Jesús Franco’s Venus In Furs (1969) opens with Jimmy Logan (James Darren) discovering the body of Wanda Reed (Maria Rohm) washed up on a beach. This striking image, as well… Read more »
Eugénie de Sade
Jess Franco was one of the most prolific filmmakers who ever lived; completing an average of eight films a year during his most productive period in the early seventies. Though… Read more »
