tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post797210681417144603..comments2024-01-25T05:48:13.938-06:00Comments on Mad Mad Mad Mad Movies: Succubus (1968): or, I Have Always Lived at the CastleThe Vicar of VHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-34672707976478327422009-08-19T09:03:16.647-05:002009-08-19T09:03:16.647-05:00Thanks everyone for the comments!
@Erin--Franco m...Thanks everyone for the comments!<br /><br />@Erin--Franco made so many films, where you "should" start really depends on your interests. I like SUCCUBUS a lot, and it would be a good movie to start with if your tastes run to the arty and groovy, I think. If horror's more your thing, the Dr. Orloff series or VAMPYROS LESBOS or perhaps FACELESS would be my suggested jumping-in points. But as Tenebrous Kate rightly points out, Franco made so many movies, and a good many of them are bad by any standard, so caveat dvdplayer. <br /><br />And here is an excellent blog devoted entirely to Franco's work, which might help you get a better idea:<br /><br /><a href="http://robertmonell.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">I'm in a Jess Franco State of Mind</a><br /><br />Happy hunting!The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-91079085208364903992009-08-18T16:11:22.233-05:002009-08-18T16:11:22.233-05:00This movie does sound worth watching for the WTF f...This movie does sound worth watching for the WTF factor, is it a good intro to Franco?Erinhttp://initforthekills.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-38804316883710959382009-08-06T23:12:07.849-05:002009-08-06T23:12:07.849-05:00I remember reading about this in the Psychontric E...I remember reading about this in the Psychontric Encyclopedia and Phil Hardy's Encyclopedia of Horror Movies (anyone else remember books?) and I knew I had to see it. Finally bought a decent dupe on VHS back in '88 and was hooked. This is still one of my all-time favorite Francos. The original title translates as Necronomican: Dreamt Sins, which makes some sense (I got that from my old law school roomate who speaks about a dozen languages). One of the best surreal films I've ever seen.<br /><br />I don't if Howard Vernon's nightclub with the naked bartenders was any influence on Studio 54 (Steve Rubbell is long gone and Ian Schrager ain't talking). But I'm pretty sure that Johnny Ola told Jack Taylor and Jess about where to see lovely Lorna do her S&M act. <br /><br />Word verification: mantea (a favorite beverage served at Howard Vernon's nude bartender nightclub).Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768886260813823765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-71085252395166649422009-08-05T20:19:39.706-05:002009-08-05T20:19:39.706-05:00This isn't the kind of movies I usually seek o...This isn't the kind of movies I usually seek out but it sounds pretty interesting.<br /><br />Of course by now I think that dwarves have become standard hallucination/dream fodder. I wonder what little people see when they're tripping?https://www.blogger.com/profile/09492062472206579391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-50279480763936521812009-08-05T16:18:15.383-05:002009-08-05T16:18:15.383-05:00Great review! I saw this a few years ago and foun...Great review! I saw this a few years ago and found it a little too pretentious for a Franco movie, but maybe I watched it with the wrong attitude. Will revisit again soon!The Headless Werewolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054963418066619084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-27681811159029880842009-08-04T22:49:47.969-05:002009-08-04T22:49:47.969-05:00You had me at the Shirley Jackson reference, you s...You had me at the Shirley Jackson reference, you sly dog.<br /><br />I can't stand Jess Franco and even I want to see this movie now!CRwMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07896615209770501945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-48327190539542957052009-08-04T18:04:36.132-05:002009-08-04T18:04:36.132-05:00Oh baby! How have I missed this debaucherous Franc...Oh baby! How have I missed this debaucherous Franco outing thus far? A tuxedoed dwarf? Alcohol? Sexy lesbians? It's like Franco's speakin' just to me. He caught my eye across the dance floor and this was the result.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13299640716799276127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-7879066887208216432009-08-04T12:48:51.443-05:002009-08-04T12:48:51.443-05:00Wait, wait, wait... there's a dwarf in a tux, ...Wait, wait, <i>wait</i>... there's a <i>dwarf</i> in a tux, conducting music whilst Euro-lesbians (the Duke's favorite flavor!) make-out nearby?<br /><br />Dearest Vicar, have one of your trusty manservants dispatched via calash at once, straight to my estates, bearing a copy of this movie. I must watch it with the evening bath.<br /><br />Fantastic review, as always. Reynaud is such a babe.The Duke of DVDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931606833969681610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-543937001586915432009-08-04T12:29:52.454-05:002009-08-04T12:29:52.454-05:00You know, if Jess Franco wasn't such a *prolif...You know, if Jess Franco wasn't such a *prolific* filmmaker, I think viewers would be less surprised to see his name attached to a movie like "Succubus." It's kind of like when folks write off Rollin because they caught "Zombie Lake" on VHS during the 1980s--it's simply not a fair cop. <br /><br />You're SO right about Janine Reynaud's superb film presence here. She's got a bit of a Dyanne Thorne vibe about her (am I allowed to mention Ms. Thorne and Mr. Franco in the same comment after the "Wicked Warden" film?) in her buxom, mature, "harsh bird" appeal.<br /><br />A wonderful companion to "Succubus" is "Venus in Furs," another strongly jazz-influenced/structured film with an also-awesome soundtrack (the main theme from that film has never gotten out of my brain!).<br /><br />Semi-related thought of the moment: the Groovy Years of Cinema were a hell of a time to be named "Lorna," weren't they?Tenebrous Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032561062849200919noreply@blogger.com