Simón Andreu

  • Eloy de la Iglesia – Los placeres ocultos AKA Hidden Pleasures (1977)

    Eloy de la Iglesia1971-1980DramaEroticaQueer Cinema(s)Spain
    Los placeres ocultos (1977)
    Los placeres ocultos (1977)

    A highly controversial film upon its release in Spain as the first feature narrative with homosexuality openly discussed, Hidden Pleasures follows Eduardo, a wealthy banker who has a pastime for hiring young street hustlers to keep his bed warm, yet ignores requests from a friend to join the social gay movements. One day while cruising around town he spots Miguel, an extremely handsome teen who has a penchant for women and motorcycles. Eduardo offers Miguel a job and eventually gets closer and closer with him. Eduardo’s building lust and the jealousy of others in their lives creates havoc for all.Read More »

  • José Antonio de la Loma – La redada AKA Barcelona Kill (1973)

    José Antonio de la Loma1971-1980CrimeDramaSpain
    La redada (1973)
    La redada (1973)

    The story of a female journalist and her boyfriend who inadvertently get involved with murder and mayhem and must run for their lives pursued by the Barcelona Mob.Read More »

  • Luciano Ercoli – La morte cammina con i tacchi alti AKA Death Walks on High Heels (1971)

    1971-1980GialloItalyLuciano ErcoliThriller

    Jewel thief Rochard is savagely murdered while traveling across country on a train, but his murderer fails to find the diamonds Rochard has stolen. Cut to Paris, where Rochard’s daughter, Nicole, is being interrogated by the police. She insists she knows nothing about her father’s nocturnal affairs, but that doesn’t stop the killer, who believes she knows where the diamonds are, from leaving her threatening phone messages or breaking into her apartment to terrorize her. The killer sports bright blue eyes and a voice altered by an electrolarynx (a device used to help throat-cancer patients speak again). Read More »

  • Luciano Ercoli – La morte accarezza a mezzanotte AKA Death Walks at Midnight (1972)

    1971-1980GialloItalyLuciano ErcoliThriller

    After indulging in hallucinogenic drugs as part of an experiment at the behest of her boyfriend, Valentina imagines a terrifying murder committed with a spiked metal glove. Soon the incident becomes the basis of a news story, and it’s discovered that, a few months earlier, a woman really had been viciously murdered in the same apartment and her murderer never caught. Before long, Valentina comes to believe that she, too, is being stalked by the killer, but no one will believe her, including her traitorous boyfriend.Read More »

  • Vicente Aranda – La novia ensangrentada AKA The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)

    1971-1980HorrorSpainVicente Aranda

    Synopsis:
    ‘La novia ensangrentada, or The Blood Spattered Bride as it’s more commonly known amongst English speaking audiences, starts as a man & his newlywed wife Susan move into his large ancestral home that come complete with servants. At first things seem perfect but it’s not long before Susan starts to see a mysterious woman in her dreams who seems to leave a dagger for her on her bed one night, a dagger that keeps turning up no matter how hard her husband tries to get rid of it. While doing some detective work Susan discovers that the woman in her dreams resembles one of her husbands ancestors, Mircalla Karnstein. Meanwhile her husband has found a naked woman named Carmilla buried on a beach so he decides to take her home, as you would. Straight away Susan notices that Carmilla looks exactly like the woman in her dreams, now her dreams are about to turn into nightmares…’
    – Paul AndrewsRead More »

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