Spellbound by auteur film maker Jean Rollin's 1979 Horror Fascination (also reviewed),I was happy to find out that my dad had recently gotten hold of an overlooked Rollin title,which led to me getting ready to pay a visit to Bangkok.
View on the film:
Kicking off with composer Georges Lartigau's grinding Disco theme music,director Jean Rollin keeps away from his trademark subtle,sensual atmosphere,to instead splash the movie with a tantalising mix of gritty Noir spy thrills & raunchy Fu Manchu-style chills.
Whilst Rollin and cinematographer Claude Bécognée give each of the very pretty actresses an elegant style,Rollin appears to be unable to build any sense of excitement towards the title,to instead plod along at a gradual pace,which only lights up at the very end,when Rollin allows some sharp editing skills to display the dreamy,eye-catching, stylised Horror Film Noir that this walk down the side streets of Bangkok should have been.
View on the film:
Kicking off with composer Georges Lartigau's grinding Disco theme music,director Jean Rollin keeps away from his trademark subtle,sensual atmosphere,to instead splash the movie with a tantalising mix of gritty Noir spy thrills & raunchy Fu Manchu-style chills.
Whilst Rollin and cinematographer Claude Bécognée give each of the very pretty actresses an elegant style,Rollin appears to be unable to build any sense of excitement towards the title,to instead plod along at a gradual pace,which only lights up at the very end,when Rollin allows some sharp editing skills to display the dreamy,eye-catching, stylised Horror Film Noir that this walk down the side streets of Bangkok should have been.