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The Black Cat (DVD)

 
Description: Genre: Horror / Theatrical Release: 1934 / Suitable for 15 years and over / Director: Edgar G. Ulmer / Actors: Bela ... more
The Black Cat (DVD) ... Lugosi, Julie Bishop, Boris Karloff, David Manners ... / DVD released 2007-10-29 at Second Sight Films Ltd. / Features of the DVD: Black & White, PAL

Newest Review: ... involved, and rather than the faux-medieval gothic visual style of their Draculas and Frankensteins, Poelzig's castle is ... more

 ... ultra-modern (in fact, Modernist - the decor is Bauhaus with a touch of art deco, so expect sliding, angular doors rather than arched, creaking ones). It also alludes to the war in a direct way that other horrors don't (most of the horror movies of the era, with their emphasis on bodily disfigurement and distrust of both technology and Europe, are heavily influenced by the First World War, but few are this open about it). Poelzig is a war criminal, but more than that, his mansion is built on a mass grave, on the sit...more

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The Black Cat [1934] [DVD]
Release Date: 2007 - 10 - 29, Rating Suitable for 15 years and over,
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Crowned Review The Black Cat (DVD): "Even the phone is dead" (959 words)
by - written on 19/05/08 (Very useful, 130 readings)
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A review of the film - there is a DVD available for about £7 on amazon, but it has no extras. This is a Universal horror film from 1934 starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. It's generally regarded as one of the most interesting of Universal's horrors, and it certainly isn't like their other films. But, although interesting, I wouldn't rate it nearly as highly as any of James Whale's films for the studio. The title was chosen because of the Edgar Allen Poe connection, but it bears no relation whatsoever to his story of the same name. Lugosi's character is afraid of cats, which is mentioned maybe twice and has no bearing on the plot at all, but never mind - ...  Read the complete review

 
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