A book editor (Carlos Estrada) receives a delivery at his office, the package containing a hand; this is just the start of a strange chain of events orchestrated by Lucia (Capucine), who is punishing the man for having jilted her lover Esther (Judy Matheson), who consequently committed suicide.
The Exquisite Cadaver is a bizarre Euro-horror from director Vicente Aranda, who also gave us the better known The Blood Spattered Bride. Aranda's arthouse style is quite impenetrable a lot of the time, the experimental film-making techniques, 'dreamlike' atmosphere, and offbeat dialogue making the film far too pretentious for my liking. The film is slow-moving, frequently baffling and often very boring, the only good thing about it being the fact that it helped to launch the acting career of the very lovely Matheson, who went on to become a Hammer babe.
2.5/10, rounded down to 2 for the scene where the focus repeatedly shifts between the editor and his wife (Teresa Gimpera) as they robotically deliver their lines - it's incredibly awkward and unintentionally funny.
The Exquisite Cadaver is a bizarre Euro-horror from director Vicente Aranda, who also gave us the better known The Blood Spattered Bride. Aranda's arthouse style is quite impenetrable a lot of the time, the experimental film-making techniques, 'dreamlike' atmosphere, and offbeat dialogue making the film far too pretentious for my liking. The film is slow-moving, frequently baffling and often very boring, the only good thing about it being the fact that it helped to launch the acting career of the very lovely Matheson, who went on to become a Hammer babe.
2.5/10, rounded down to 2 for the scene where the focus repeatedly shifts between the editor and his wife (Teresa Gimpera) as they robotically deliver their lines - it's incredibly awkward and unintentionally funny.