Unfinished Franco

Some rare images from two unfinished Jesus Franco film. These appeared in a lengthy article on the director in the French Vampirella, issue nr. 13. The first two are from El Misterio del Castillo Rojo (1972), Franco's first production for his own company, Manacoa Films. Often listed as completed, the film was never finished. The last three are from the tantalisingly titled, Le Manoir du Pendu (1973). This was shot back-to-back with La Noche de los Asesinos and would feature the ubiquitous Lina Romay alongside Antonio Mayans, Alberto Dalbes, Susan Swan and Dan Van Hussen. Sadly, it wasn't always sunny in Manacoa...

Lorna l'Exorciste

Jesus Franco has often been called an acquired taste and you either like his films or you don't, there's no middle ground. I simply love them and have been doing so since i was a mere teen. For me, this man and his daunting array of films exude fascination. Here's an Euro Cinéma article on one of Franco's weirdest and best films of the 1970s, Les Possédées du Diable (1974), an off-key and unparalleled experience, dreamlike and sleazy at the same time. For me this is far superior to the seriously over-rated La Comtesse Noire (1973). Mind you, however, this is not for the inexperienced ...

By all means also read a fantastic review over at Quiet Cool!!