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Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss (2012)
Directed by John Das
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Actor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling journey through European horror cinema, from the silent nightmares of German Expressionism in the 1920s to the Belgian lesbian vampires in the 1970s, from the black-gloved killers of Italian bloody giallo cinema to the ghosts of the Spanish Civil War, and finally reveals how Europe’s turbulent 20th century forged its ground-breaking horror tradition.
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Dario Argento | Guillermo del Toro | Edith Scob | Jorge Grau | Mark Gatiss | Narciso Ibáñez Serrador | Harry Kümel | Fabrizio Bava | Werner Sudendorf | Annette Chaton
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/08/2019 | Computer | Broadcast | Other | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
For Space Station Europa, DKUTV programmed Planet of the Vampires and this documentary since it’s spooky month. Hadn’t seen this doc so I flipped on the broadcast via Facebook.
For anyone really familiar with this material there’s not gonna be much to glean as it’s very surface level having to touch different countries and styles. However, it does dive into a few films and the interviews are nice. Never would’ve expected to hear director Harry Kümel talk at length about Daughters of Darkness.
Maybe the only slip is Gatiss referring to Suspiria as giallo. I’ll let it slide bc I’m sure he didn’t write the script and maybe doesn’t know.
For anyone new to Eurohorror this would make a nice primer. Of all the films discussed only one I had not seen yet have owned it on dvd for 10 years. If it’s not packed already I may throw it on for 31 Days of Horror.
Just occurred to me that if I had access to this doc I’d make a list of all the films covered. It’d be a good intro to Eurohorror for anyone new to it.
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