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Bookmark this pageHouse of Madness (1972)
Director: Juan López Moctezuma
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A curiosity based on an obscure Poe story, The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether, which is well worth a look. Definite echoes of Jodorowsky and Arrabal, but in general Moctezuma, who has a fetching visual style, steers clear of the obvious pitfalls of absurdist horror. His film is about a kind of 'kingdom' of madness which is established when the inmates of a vast and surreal insane asylum lock up their wardens and establish their own bizarre hierarchy of activities and ideas. Many of the images and sequences have a weird beauty, though the pace flags towards the end.Author: DP
Cast & crew
Director: Juan López Moctezuma
Producer: J Guss Elster, J Borchowsky
Cast: Claudio Brook, Arthur Hansel, Ellen Sherman, Martin Lasalle, David Silva full cast
Duration: 88 mins
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