School Of The Holy Beast
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Wed 23 February 2005 // 20:00
SCHOOL OF THE HOLY BEAST
(Norifumi Suzuki / 1974 / Japan (subtitles) / 35mm / time+cert tbc)
(Wed 23rd / 8pm / £4/3)
Truly excessive and absolutely wild, the perfect closer to a glut of
exploitation and general abuse thanks to the boys at the Filmhouse. This is a unholy mix of sex, comedy, drugs, flagellation, horror and political commentary. It plays like a bawdy version of Sam Fuller's SHOCK CORRIDOR, in which a young woman enters a convent to investigate the mysterious death of her mother, only to discover a shitload of vice.
Director Norifumi Suzuki plunges us all into a maelstrom of hidden torture, secret masochistic desires and blasphemous rites as Yumi Takigawa takes religious vows inside the Sacred Heart nunnery. As a footnote, it's one of the most visually beautiful films ever made. A demented masterpiece. UK CINEMA PREMIERE
(Norifumi Suzuki / 1974 / Japan (subtitles) / 35mm / time+cert tbc)
(Wed 23rd / 8pm / £4/3)
Truly excessive and absolutely wild, the perfect closer to a glut of
exploitation and general abuse thanks to the boys at the Filmhouse. This is a unholy mix of sex, comedy, drugs, flagellation, horror and political commentary. It plays like a bawdy version of Sam Fuller's SHOCK CORRIDOR, in which a young woman enters a convent to investigate the mysterious death of her mother, only to discover a shitload of vice.
Director Norifumi Suzuki plunges us all into a maelstrom of hidden torture, secret masochistic desires and blasphemous rites as Yumi Takigawa takes religious vows inside the Sacred Heart nunnery. As a footnote, it's one of the most visually beautiful films ever made. A demented masterpiece. UK CINEMA PREMIERE