| The Frenchman's Garden | |
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| Spanish | El huerto del francés |
| Directed by | Jacinto Molina |
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| Cinematography | Polo Villaseñor |
| Edited by | José Luis Peláez |
| Music by | Ángel Arteaga |
Production company | Laro Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The Frenchman's Garden (Spanish: El huerto del francés) is a 1978 Spanish rural psycho-thriller[1] film directed by Jacinto Molina (Paul Naschy) based on the Frenchman's garden serial murder case. It stars María José Cantudo and Ágata Lys.
Plot
The plot deals about the crimes of Juan Aldije "el Francés" and José Muñoz Lopera in Peñaflor, province of Seville.[2]
Cast
- Paul Naschy as Juan Andrés Aldije "el Francés"[3]
- José Calvo as José Muñoz Lopera[3]
- María José Cantudo as Andrea[3]
- Ágata Lys as Charo[3]
- Silvia Tortosa as Amparo[3]
- Julia Saly as Elvira[3]
- Yolanda Ríos as Socorro[3]
- Nélida Quiroga as comadrona[3]
- Carlos Casaravilla as don Antonio[3]
- José Nieto as don Miguel[3]
- Luis Ciges as verdugo[3]
Production
A Laro Films production, the film was shot in 1977 in locations including the area where the real crimes took place in.[3]
Release
The film was released theatrically in Spain on 5 June 1978.[3] The film was restored by Cultural Diversity Films and selected for screening at the 2020 Sitges Film Festival.[4]
Reception
Ángel Sala described the film as "a sort of bloodstained Julio Romero de Torres painting, which satisfactorily reconstructs the period".[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Lázaro-Reboll, Antonio (2012). Spanish Horror Film. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-7486-3638-9.
- ↑ Matellano, Víctor (8 October 2020). "Terror patrio". HuffPost.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Marroquín, Alberto (13 September 2020). "La resurrección de la gran película de Paul Naschy". El Correo de Burgos.
- ↑ Sala, Ángel (7 October 2020). "Recuperando la memoria del cine de género español". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España.
- ↑ Pérez Barredo, R (1 October 2020). "Sitges rescata El huerto del francés, obra maestra de Naschy". El Correo de Burgos.