REQUIEM FOR A VAMPIRE. (1972)
Two girls fleeing from some sort of heist end up trapped in castle full of dying vampires in this Rollin classic. REQUIEM was the first Rollin film I watched ( thanks to Redemption?s VHS and no thanks to James Ferman?s ridiculous cutting ) and it still remains a favourite of mine.
The ( fully uncut ) 4k presentation from Indicator looks stunning - the reds and purples leap off the screen. It?s a shame Jean didn?t live long enough to see how beautifully presented his films are in this collection. Wonderful.
KNIFE UNDER THE THROAT. (1986)
A half naked woman runs into a police station, claiming to have been attacked by a group of men, but is dismissed as she has apparently done this before. Meanwhile, a black gloved killer is murdering various exotic models, in this sleazy 80s Giallo.
This is the sort of movie where a woman walks around her house in the nude, answers a threatening phone call in the nude and then checks if there are in dodgy characters hanging round her house by peering out the curtains. In the nude.
Basically, a pretty poor film full of nude or half nude women and vile, horrible men, this would never make anybody?s top ten Gialli. Having said that, Brigitte Lahaie takes a leading role ( as well as having a great interview in the extras ) so it?s not all bad. Plus, 88 Films gives us a really nice print and it?s good to see a rarely seen Giallo get the Blu Ray treatment, instead of the umpteenth release of all the usual ( black gloved ) suspects.
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