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Love Based on Maurice Renard's novel "The Hands of Orlac," this film uses a Grand Guignol-like theatre as a principal setting. Peter Lorre plays Gogol, a doctor who is obsessed with the leading actress at the popular Theatre of Horrors. When her fiance's hands are crushed, Gogol replaces them with the hands of a killer... or does he? Lorre at his creepiest! Available
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The
Devil Doll A silly but fun science fiction/horror movie directed by Tod Browning of "Dracula" fame. This film is notable for the inclusion of Rafaela Ottiano, a former Grand Guignol actress whose somewhat bizarre performance gives us a good idea of the broad, melodramatic acting style presented on the Grand Guignol stage. Available
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ECCO A "Mondo" documentary that is quite frankly more boring than shocking (maybe we're just jaded). Many of the scenes appear to be staged for the benefit of the cameras. The only point of interest is a very short segment that the filmmaker claims is the final performance at the Grand Guignol Theatre. See the entire clip on our video page. Available
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Theatre
of Death This is a Hammer-like horror/mystery that revolves around a Grand Guignol-style theatre, a detective obsessed with one of its actresses, and the director who becomes a prime suspect in a string of vampiristic murders. Not to be confused with Vincent Price's superior Theater of Blood. Available on DVD from Amazon.com |
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Bloodsucking
Freaks A truly tasteless exercise in filmmaking (hey, it's from Troma). Here we have Sardu, the impresario of a Grand Guignol-style theatre who makes his living by torturing naked women on stage. The audience thinks he's a special-effects wizard. Little do they know... it's all real. Some funny performances here, as well as a few good 'gross-out' effects, but overall it has a mean-spiritedness that makes it difficult to just laugh off. Available on DVD from Amazon.com |
Interview
With the Vampire The star-studded, mega-hit movie based on the best-selling novel by one of the most popular authors of our day. However, the only reason we went to see it was because of a scene which takes place at the Grand Guignol Theatre.
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