While there were italian genre films before him, he is often considered to be the godfather of the genre. Hatchet for the honeymoon 1969 widescreen english 88 minutes the hd blu ray treatment of this film is certainly worth the upgrade for all mario bava aficianados the picture quality is superb, the colors rich and vibrant, the contrast uncanny for a film this old. Hatchet for the honeymoon is, as i have said, not bavas best film. Hatchet for the honeymoon mario bava, 1970 from spectacle theater plus. For giallo and horror fans, and particularly devotees of bava himself, this is a film to definitely put on the watch list. A bridal design shop owner kills various young bridestobe in an attempt to unlock a repressed childhood trauma thats causing him to commit murder. Il rosso segno della follia 1970 a cleaverwielding bridal designer murders various young bridestobe in an attempt to unlock a repressed childhood trauma concerning the death of his mother. Comedy foreign 1976 94 minutes color a sultry new teacher ensures that school attendance spikes to an alltime high in this classic italian sex comedy starring irresistible screen sirens dagmar lassander the legend of the wolf woman, the house by the cemetery and femi benussi hatchet for the honeymoon, strip nude for your killer. Hatchet for the honeymoon looks very good on bluray in avc encoded 1080p high definition framed at 1. Those who have seen the film before on dvd will definitely notice the improvement here, not just in detail and texture as youd expect but in the darker scenes where shadows have less crush and as such, let more into the picture.
Hatchet for the honeymoon sometimes drifts between eerie, tensionfilled, giallostyle horror, hitchcocklike gallows humor, and rod serlings ironic epiphanies, but bava finds a balance between all of this. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Hatchet for the honeymoon listen and stream free music, albums, new releases, photos, videos. Hatchet for the honeymoon new bluray hatchet for the honeymoon new bluray remastered, mono sound. The killer in this one is a cross between american psycho and phantom thread and has the sexual maturity of a twelve year old. Hatchet features other strong elements, but its obsessive focus on harrington delivers its content wisely.
See more ideas about cool things to buy, number sets and horror films. Hatchet for the honeymoon 1970 arguably the most significant name in italian horror cinema, director mario bava had a career full of ups and downs following his remarkable 1960 debut film, black sunday. Noticeably, hatchet for the honeymoon portrays a genuine freudian nightmare. Hatchet for the honeymoon mario bava, 1970 on vimeo. Hatchet for the honeymoon il rosso segno della follia. With stephen forsyth, dagmar lassander, laura betti, jesus puente. Hatchet for the honeymoon 1970 available on netflix.
This is a lowbudget spanishitalian giallo film directed by mario bava, the master of the genre. Hatchet for the honeymoon may also be available with public performance rights ppr and digital site licensing dsl for colleges and universities. Often overlooked due to the lack of murder mystery elements the killer is revealed at the beginning of the film, hatchet for the honeymoon. Hatchet for the honeymoon s arrival on bluray is a most rewarding one, since the last time it was officially visited on home video in the states was with a nonanamorphic dvd released by image entertainment over a decade ago. Horror director mario bavas five best films bleader. Stupid movie of the week hatchet for the honeymoon tv.
Hatchet for the honeymoon is a 1970 spinechilling giallo from master of the. Grindhouse thrills, manic kills and paranormal chills. The story follows john harrington, a hatchet wielding madman who murders young brides in an effort to recall a childhood trauma. Hatchet for the honeymoon listen and stream free music. Hatchet for the honeymoon dvd, 2002 for sale online ebay. Still, his 1974 film lisa and the devil is what i consider his masterpiece. Hatchet for the honeymoon bluray, 2015 for sale online. This reading is reinforced when the film reveals that mildred is. Hatchet for the honeymoon il rosso segno della follia 1970. An unusual film that foreshadows bavas deviations from the horror templates he mastered, hatchet for the honeymoon is creepy, scary, unsettling, and at times, funny. Carson cant keep up with rodney dangerfield s nonstop oneliners 1974 duration. Available on dvd from john harrington stephen forsyth and his wife, mildred laura betti, run an exclusive wedding boutique. Filming for hatchet for the honeymoon ended in october 1969.
Hatchet for the honeymoon s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Italy 1970 sante maria romitelli hatchet for the honeymoon duration. An axe for the honeymoon, blood brides premiere au. Hatchet for the honeymoon is not mario bavas best film, and not a masterpiece in its own right, but it is quite interesting, both visually and thematically. A hatchet for the honeymoon is an excellent giallo. Directed by stephen weeks in 1974 and also known as asylum of blood.
First of all, the patriarchal authority is ruthlessly threatened because mildreds contempt towards john feels utterly suffocating. The red sign of madness is a 1970 giallo film directed by mario bava and starring stephen forsyth, dagmar lassander, laura betti, and femi benussi. Laura betti 19272004 laura betti was born on may 1, 1927 in casalecchio di reno, emiliaromagna, italy as laura. Il rosso segno della follia subtitles 10 subtitles. Mario bava was born in san remo, liguria on 31 july 1914. Bava films have a rich and distinctive atmosphere all their own, combining brilliant cinematography with lush visual effects and an intensive musical soundtrack that could conceivably carry the. Available on dvd from john harrington stephen forsyth and his wife, mildred laura betti, run an exclusive. This bluray comes as a longawaited facelift for anyone clinging to the image disc for all these years, as the film. John harrington and his wife, mildred, run an exclusive salon dedicated to wedding apparel for women.
He was the son of eugenio bava 18861966, a sculptor who also worked as a special effects photographer and cameraman in the italian silent movie industry. Mario bavas first ambition was to become a painter. Hatchet for the honeymoon 1970 maybe the directors most hitchcockian effort, a deeply psychological story that deals in the impulses and obsessions of a deranged mind. Mario bava was never one to stick to the rules, even rules he invented himself.
Brimming with great visual flairs and shadow work, per the usual with bava. Rosso segno della folia, an italian horror film written, directed and photographed by mario bava, is the bloody story of an impotent man who turns to murder to. Stephen forsyth, dagmar lassander, laura betti foreign language film giallo horror. Il rosso segno della follia aka blood brides aka red wedding night aka an axe for the honeymoon. Hatchet for the honeymoon 1970 directed by mario bava.
Rosso segno della folia, released in the united states as hatchet for a honeymoon is not the best of mario bavas work, but this aboveaverage horror film is a. Heartland the complete thirteen season dvd amber marshall horses reg1 us sell. By the late 1960s, the public demand for gothic horror had dried up and left him delving deeper into his bag of cinematic tricks for other genres like a comic book adaptation. Hatchet for the honeymoon takes a swing at bluray with a pleasing but still only passable 1080pavc mpeg4 encode. Unknown to mildred, john has secretly embarked on a series of murders, killing young. Although he seems a harmless fashion designer, john is actually a serial killer, doing in his young customers on their wedding nights. It is unfortunately undermined by the fact that the identity of the killer of harringtons mother the snippets which build to a revelatory whole being the films main device for advancing the plot, comes as no great surprise and is thus fairly anticlimatic. Broadcast on saturday 11 april and sunday 12 april from 2pm, the season also. View hd trailers and videos for hatchet for the honeymoon il rosso segno della follia on rotten tomatoes, then check our tomatometer to find out what the critics say. Hatchet for the honeymoon 1970 ganzer film deutsch hd. Hatchet for the honeymoon is a 1970 giallo film directed by mario bava and starring stephen. Hatchet for the honeymoon is one deliciously strange and darkly comical chiller from. Directors director filmography the films of mario bava.
Hatchet for the honeymoon bluray disc, 2012 for sale. In all of these countries, excepting spain, it received a. John harrington stephen forsyth and his wife, mildred laura betti, run an exclusive wedding boutique. A cleaverwielding bridal designer murders various young bridestobe in an attempt to unlock a repressed childhood trauma concerning the death of his mother. In the united states, the film was released through gg productions on 9 february 1974. An axe for the honeymoon, blood brides, hatchet for the honeymoon.
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