M 1959 nederlandse film downloaden hd kwaliteit 1 comment. After a diet of santo movies, i was expecting lowbudget goofiness, but this is a highlight of mexican cinema, a fine movie, reminiscent of, and equal to, the. Ive been thinking about this, and until and unless something else pops into my brain, i m gonna agree with you. Alfredo ripstein hijo, cesar santos galindo, ramon obon. Diabolik somehow still gets new casa negra titles from time to time, i snagged dr. After all, the victim was an escaped homicidal maniac much feared by the sanitorium staff. The us release of this film was called the black pit of dr m. With masterful performances from the two leads and an incredible use of shadows and light, the black pit of dr. An unusually complex and ironic plot pulls several characters together. This grisly mexican horror film details the attempts of the chief doctor at a sanitarium to contact the spirit of his former partner a man executed. Nicholas gregorys rating of the film the black pit of dr. The black pit of dr m 1958 the dr m of our title is dr masali, who runs an insane asylum in the very early 1900s with his colleague, dr aldama. Although it is a canadian production, it was actually filmed in beaver dam, wisconsin.
Mapita cortes, carolina barret, beatriz aguirre, lupe carriles. The moody, shadowy sets are eyecatching and evoke a sense of dread. Full of dark shadows, creeping fog, howling wind, ghostly apparitions, mental patients, disfigurement, death and. Its dark and atmospheric, with a inventive screenplay. M, one plot turn has been bugging me ever since i first discovered the film on chiller theater. Youll enjoy the part where the lady dumps acid on the guys face. The pit also known as teddy is a 1981 canadian horror film starring sammy snyders and jeannie elias. M is a tightly plotted and visually intense scarefest that rivals the best of anything being made elsewhere at the time. Keep checking diabolik and it should pop up for 14.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. What makes the film work is the combination of atmosphere and its parade of overthetop grotesqueries. The electric atmosphere is enhanced by a bombastic score that only works. Its not there now but the 2 disc vapmire set popped up last week and there are still copies around. These mexican films are clearly cheapies, but i love how they make up for those budget shortfalls by ramping up the luridness of the plot, throwing acid attacks, flame stunts, and creepy doctorstudent relationships into the mix. M s execution for the murder of the gypsy woman makes a nice ironic twist, if precious little sense. Theres no black pit here, but mendez wrings every last drop of atmosphere out of the single clinic location which most of the film takes place at. By night, he lashes out at the veil between this life and the next, desperate to contact his former partner, dr.
M nicholas gregory its classic gothic style augments its highconcept plot, making it a film that feels both in the golden age as much as it. M is a masterpiece of gothic filmmaking punctuated by shocking jolts and beautiful imagery that render it years ahead of its time. M is a solidly made film that deserves to be ranked with rkos titles, or universals second tier efforts. Mmysteries from beyond the grave of 1959 is an immensely moody mexican horror film that provides.
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Mmysteries from beyond the grave of 1959 is an immensely moody mexican horror film that provides both a morbid and fascinating story and a genuinely creepy atmosphere. M 1959 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It is also a major accomplishment in chilling tone, unsettling atmosphere and wildly inventive storytelling. Watch trailer available dvds comments poster art main details. An unsung masterpiece of gothic horror, the black pit of dr. Mexican director fernando mendez crafts astoundingly atmospheric visuals and writer ramon obon spins a dizzyingly suspenseful story, both creating an unforgettable film with the black pit of dr. Its got everything i want in a horror moviesupernatural goings on, madwoman splashing a guy in the face with acid, transmigration of the soul, disfigured corpse rising from the dead, ghosts. Great deal on a film not too easy to find a good copy of. Posted on november 24, 2012 march 21, 20 by monstergirl posted in 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, classic horror, classic sci fi, doctor x 1932, fay wray, frederick hollander, humphrey bogart, lionel atwill, mad science, mad scientist, men doing science, the 5000 fingers of dr t. Of course, no horror movie is complete without the femme fatale, mapita. M page 3 classic horror film board classic horror film. As far as i am concerned this film is one of the absolute treasures of mexican cinema.
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