tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post6474665651269625701..comments2024-01-28T19:45:11.660-08:00Comments on At the Mansion of Madness: The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)Giovanni Susinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-58812096497693718152016-11-06T02:52:59.542-08:002016-11-06T02:52:59.542-08:00This is another euro masterpiece!,first saw it in ...This is another euro masterpiece!,first saw it in a 'second run' little theater in 1973 that became a grindhouse horror theater on weekends!..we need a blu-ray now!,have the dvd..very gory for it's time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-77617012628723351482015-06-16T20:14:41.218-07:002015-06-16T20:14:41.218-07:00Thank you so much for the thoughtful comment. It a...Thank you so much for the thoughtful comment. It always delights me to know that older write ups still attract interest. I really like your take on this movie’s oneiric beach scene. <br /><br />I agree, DoD is certainly a completely different experience, and I too find Delphine Seyrig’s performance a pleasure to witness; there’s something soothing about her voice.<br /><br />I’m not very certain about any of this film’s political meaning, but in the comments section to my Bell from Hell write-up, a commenter nicely summarized how the film is an allegory of Spain under General Franco’s rule. <br />Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-65809137280508109862015-06-16T02:11:31.635-07:002015-06-16T02:11:31.635-07:00I took the finding of the woman on the beach as sy...I took the finding of the woman on the beach as symbolically linked with the diagram the husband draws of the dividing line between the real and unreal, which fades out when we dream. Where land meets sea is a similar border, and it's there that he attempts to lose the dagger. <br /><br />I saw this and 'Daughters of Darkness' separately and I'm glad for it. They are truly different film experiences. For all of the latter's horror I think I could watch Delphine Seyrig's performance on an endless loop, so pleasing everything about her is to me.<br /><br />I've been looking for interpretations of BSB in light of Franco's Spain which allegedly were intended by the filmmaker, but so far I've had little luck. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-14313407167179877622013-06-28T22:07:58.634-07:002013-06-28T22:07:58.634-07:00Greetings and welcome! The Blood Spattered Bride i...Greetings and welcome! The Blood Spattered Bride is definitely one of the better ways to retreat deep into the night on a Friday evening.Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-63323104368636824622013-06-28T12:18:09.139-07:002013-06-28T12:18:09.139-07:00I love this movie. It's so eerie and creepy. I...I love this movie. It's so eerie and creepy. I actually am going to watch it tonight. It's been a while since I've last seen it! I might make the fiance give it a try haha.<br /><br />Great page here, man. I'm not following you.<br /><br />If you wanna chat more horror, swing by my page.<br /><br />http://grimmreviewz.blogspot.com/Drew Grimm Van Esshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01612788931230137094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-40858356552254287442013-06-19T18:07:31.255-07:002013-06-19T18:07:31.255-07:00Well, haha, I must admit, I jumped right to BSB an...Well, haha, I must admit, I jumped right to BSB and haven't gotten around to DoD yet. If in doubt, I let the eye candy factor decide. And BSB had better girls. R.S. Sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09342230029830159127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-58457544273926655652013-06-19T13:50:08.989-07:002013-06-19T13:50:08.989-07:00I've heard of but have yet to see Crypt of the...I've heard of but have yet to see Crypt of the Vampire. So far the three Carmilla adaptions I've seen is Ingrid Pitt's The Vampire Lovers, The Blood Splattered Bride, and my favorite which is Et Mourir De Plasir or Blood and Roses as its known in English. None are really all more faithful though. I feel there's yet to be a true adaption to Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu novel, but much a needed one.Bleeding Deadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087330094779188187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-58084600251117062262013-06-18T23:17:48.079-07:002013-06-18T23:17:48.079-07:00Thanks, and welcome!
I think the DVD cover does m...Thanks, and welcome!<br /><br />I think the DVD cover does make it look like a slasher, and it does have its slasher moments, but it isn't as formulaic, and the surreal quality and feminine vampiric theme keeps it in the dark fantasy realm. I do enjoy Daughters of Darkness, too. I hope that most didn't overlook BSB as a kind inferior supplement to DoD to skip or take a pass on, because I do think it's just as good. BSB definitely fits alongside DoD, and the two would probably make a great double bill together.Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-48095527555594360052013-06-18T11:54:09.054-07:002013-06-18T11:54:09.054-07:00I saw this for the first time a few months ago and...I saw this for the first time a few months ago and was really impressed. I had never bothered with it over the years, thinking it was a slasher film. But when I got the Daughters of Darkness DVD and it came as a bonus feature, I learned otherwise. <br /><br />But yeah, great film, great write-up!R.S. Sterlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09342230029830159127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-78310714290934773632013-06-17T23:02:33.467-07:002013-06-17T23:02:33.467-07:00Thanks so much :)!!!! I do think I may’ve fallen i...Thanks so much :)!!!! I do think I may’ve fallen into my habit of getting a little too “synopsy”, but I think there was an appropriate amount of analysis and critique in there as well. Despite my taste for female vampires, I feel I haven’t seen enough Carmilla adaptations. There’s an Italian one I found out about that I want to see with Christopher Lee titled “Crypt of the Vampire” that’s supposedly more-or-less faithful. Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-17571003954372773402013-06-17T15:20:04.323-07:002013-06-17T15:20:04.323-07:00This is one of my favorite Carmilla adaptions. The...This is one of my favorite Carmilla adaptions. The beach scene is, as you said, so eerie in how surreal it is. Beautiful shot film and despite being considered it doesn't feel like an exploitation flick. Fantastic review. Bleeding Deadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087330094779188187noreply@blogger.com