Rose écorchée, La (1970)

Director:

Claude Mulot

Writers:

Jean Larriaga (writer)
Claude Mulot (writer)
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Release Date:

October 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

The First Sex-Horror Film Ever Made!

Plot:

Cast

Philippe Lemaire	...	Frédéric
Anny Duperey	...	Anne (as Anny Duperey)
Elizabeth Teissier	...	Moira (as Elisabeth Teissier)
Olivia Robin	...	Barbara
Michéle Perello	...	Agnès (as Michelle Perello)
Valérie Boisgel	...	Catherine
Jean-Pierre Honoré	...	Paul Bertin (as J.P. Honoré)
Gérard-Antoine Huart	...	Wilfried (as Gérard Huart)
Jacques Seiler	...	Le policier
Michel Charrel	...	L'homme louche
Roberto	...	Igor
Johnny Cacao	...	Olaf
Howard Vernon	...	Professeur Römer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Véronique Verlhac	...	La cliente de la galerie (uncredited)

Directed by
Claude Mulot

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jean Larriaga		writer
Claude Mulot		writer
Edgar Oppenheimer		writer

Produced by
Edgar Oppenheimer	....	producer

Original Music by
Jean-Pierre Dorsay

Cinematography by
Roger Fellous

Film Editing by
Monique Kirsanoff

Production Companies

• Transatlantic Films

Distributors

• Allied Artists Pictures (1970) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1970) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Mondo Macabro (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Cinefear (????) (USA) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Devil's Maniac (France) (video box title)
H comme horreur
Ravaged (UK)
The Blood Rose (USA)
The Burnt Rose
The Flayed Rose

Runtime:

France:92 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

Transatlantic Films

An Under Rated Gem of 70's Euro Horror

The first real film from a director who went on to do a lot of interesting work in the 1970's and 80's before his tragic death by drowning in 1986.

An avowed homage to Eyes Without a Face, the film unquestionably creates its own atmosphere and goes in a very different direction from its more famous model. Mulot's film has great cinematography, an interesting script construction and a very melancholic mood that marks it out from most low budget shockers of the period. Although not a costume piece as such, it is probably closer to the classic Mill of the Stone Women than to Franju's film.

The acting and direction are of a uniformly high standard. Anny Duperey and Philip Lemaire impart real depth to their characterizations and it's great to see Euro legend Howard Vernon once again. The film was sold as a mixture of sex and horror and the sex is provided by a bevy of stunning Euro babes including Valerie Boisgel and Michele Perello who went on to feature in Morgane et ses Nymphes before disappearing into the hinterlands of porn.

Well worth more than a passing look for any fan of classy Euro horror, this one has probably improved with age and repays repeated viewings.