Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)
Hammer had just completed its Karnstein trilogy loosely derived from Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla when Spanish director Vicente Aranda (The Exquisite Cadaver) delivered a very different adaptation of the seminal vampire novella, La novia ensangrentada, aka The Blood Spattered Bride … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Caligari
Tagged 70's, Alexandra Bastedo, Carmilla, horror, Maribel Martin, Simon Andreu, Vampire, Vicente Aranda
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The Scarlet Flower (1977)
No one will argue that the two finest cinematic adaptations of the Beauty and the Beast story are by Jean Cocteau and the Walt Disney Company, respectively. But dig deeper into fairy tale cinema and you’ll uncover the hypnotic, oneiric … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Fantastique
Tagged 70's, Beauty and the Beast, fairy tale, Russian, Surreal
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The Missionary (1982)
In 1982, Monty Python began filming its swan song, The Meaning of Life (1983), which would close with the opening credits of 1969’s Flying Circus playing on a TV set drifting off into space – a fitting bookend to 15 … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Harpo
Tagged 80's, Comedy, Denholm Elliott, Handmade Films, Maggie Smith, Michael Palin, prostitution, Trevor Howard
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