Directed by:
Ken RussellScreenplay:
Ken RussellCinematography:
Dick BushComposer:
Stanisław SyrewiczCast:
Amanda Donohoe, Hugh Grant, Catherine Oxenberg, Peter Capaldi, Sammi Davis, Stratford Johns, Paul Brooke, Gina McKee, James Hicks, Jackie RussellPlots(1)
Archaeologist Angus Flint is staying at Mercy Farm, in the heart of England's Peak district. He is the guest of Mary and Eve Trent, two sisters who were orphaned when their parents mysteriously vanished. While excavating their garden for a paper he is writing, he unearths a prehistoric skull of indeterminate age and species, and unleashes an unspeakable evil on the countryside. (Showtime)
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B-rated horror based on a little-known literary source by B. Stoker, written in the style of a classic gothic novel. Director Russel modernized it, adapted it, and especially imbued it with an erotic charge. Thanks to skillful direction, the film is watchable, although the screenplay is confusing and factually silly. Attractive cast, where the film requires not so much great acting performances as physical attractiveness. Overall impression: 50%.
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