Grindhouse
Venus in Furs
Of all the twisted hits from cult director Jess Franco, this is the one that fans and critics alike call his masterpiece! James Darren stars as a traumatized trumpeter sucked into a world of psycho-sexual horror along with his sultry girlfriend (singer Barbara McNair), a kinky lesbian (Margaret Lee of The Bloody Judge) and the mysterious, insatiable beauty (luscious Maria Rohm of Justine) who may lead them all straight to hell. Dennis Price (Vampyros Lesbos) co-stars in this infamous erotic shocker that also features an outstanding jazz score by British rockers Manfred Mann. (Blue Underground)
- Director
- Jess Franco
- Writer
- Screenplay by Jess Franco and Malvin Wald
- Starring
- James Darren, Barbara McNair, Maria Rohm, Klaus Kinski, Dennis Price, Margaret Lee, Aldo Lastretti
- Year
- 1969
- Country
- UK/Italy/West Germany
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 86 minutes
Succubus
At a chic nightclub for jaded jetsetters, a simulated snuff performance is the main attraction, and Lorna, its leading lady, is the obsession of men and women alike. Little do they realize that Lorna’s Mephistophelian manager has transformed her into “the essence of evil… a devil on earth!” Soon, the sensuous starlet’s stage persona possesses her entirely, thrusting Lorna into a hallucinatory world of sadomasochistic excess and drawing everyone she touches into her debaucherous delirium. Can anyone stop Lorna before her perverse stage show becomes a murderous reality? Starring the beautiful Janine Reynaud, Jack Taylor and Howard Vernon, Jess Franco’s Faustian fever dream provides the blue-print for the erotic horror that has become the infamous director’s enduring legacy. (Blue Underground)
- Director
- Jess Franco
- Writer
- Screenplay by Pier A. Caminnecci
- Starring
- Janine Reynaud, Jack Taylor, Adrian Hoven, Howard Vernon
- Year
- 1968
- Country
- West Germany
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 80 minutes