Any Jess Franco experts out there?

[StaggerLee]

Hi!

I've been wanting to get to know Franco's films a bit better for a while now, but i'm not sure where to start. I've seen couple and I am very aware that among his over 190 films there are more than a few bad ones. Still, he seems to have a very loyal fanbase. So, is there anyone who could recommend me something? Sort of "Franco for the beginner"-package..

[fortunato]

Hi!

I've been wanting to get to know Franco's films a bit better for a while now, but i'm not sure where to start. I've seen couple and I am very aware that among his over 190 films there are more than a few bad ones. Still, he seems to have a very loyal fanbase. So, is there anyone who could recommend me something? Sort of "Franco for the beginner"-package..

What have you seen of his so far?

[Ferox13]

I'm far from an expert bu I do enjoy a few of his films - my fave is Greta the Mad Butcher (his unofficial Ilsa film).

Some others that I like are:

Bloody Moon
Eugenie... the Story of Her Journey Into Perversion
Justine
Jack the Ripper
Demons

I also liked his WIP films but I can never remember their names (Barbed Wire Dolls etc). I'd also pretty much watch anything with Lina Romay in it too :-)

His newer shot on video stuff looks baaaaaaaaaad..

[zwoti]

gritos en la noche (aka the awful dr orloff) > the rest

[fortunato]

I'd also recommend Venus in Furs and his collaboration with Jean Rollin, A Virgin Among the Living Dead.

[Elvis_Christ]

I'm pretty fond of Faceless

[StaggerLee]

Cool, thanks guys! I just remembered that I have Jack the Ripper on VHS (The finnish video title is "Sohon teurasta" = The butcher of soho). I have to check these titles out. Barbed Wire Dolls is one of those WIP films I've been meaning to see for years.
Didn't know that Franco collaborated with Rollin, but knowing Rollin's style it definitely makes sense...

BTW, Ferox13, isn't Demons Lamberto Bava's film? Or is this another Demons you are talking about?

[Ferox13]

BTW, Ferox13, isn't Demons Lamberto Bava's film? Or is this another Demons you are talking about?

Different film - this is an Inquisition/possession type film from 1973...

http://cdn100.iofferphoto.com/img/item/199/189/186/the-demons-les-demons-jess-franco-directors-cut-aef99.jpg

[paws the great]

Different film - this is an Inquisition/possession type film from 1973...

http://cdn100.iofferphoto.com/img/item/199/189/186/the-demons-les-demons-jess-franco-directors-cut-aef99.jpg









That cover is awesome!

It's hard to pick just one of his movies. He's made so many of them, and most of them are pretty bad. But I thought Countess Perverse was pretty good.

[Fearonsarms]

I quite liked The Blood Of Fu Manchu if only for the stereotyping and typecasting.

[Ferox13]

I quite liked The Blood Of Fu Manchu if only for the stereotyping and typecasting.

I loved these films as a kid but I gotta say the 2 Franco ones are the weakest of the series.

[Fearonsarms]

I loved these films as a kid but I gotta say the 2 Franco ones are the weakest of the series.

I was ridiculously stoned when I watched it and just laughed non stop all the way through which I know wasn't Franco's intention. Have you seen The Bloody Judge? It's his take on the "witchcraze" but emphasised more on the corruption of the state. If you haven't seen it I think you might like it. The horror channel played an uncut version so the restored cut scenes were in spanish to help fuck you up during it's most controversial scene lol.

[fortunato]

Yeah, The Bloody Judge is a pretty cool flick. It's actually streaming on Netflix now, too.

[Ferox13]

Yeah The Bloody Judge was ok. I kinda remember is Dracula also with Lee not being too bad or the JAck the Ripper with Kinski, though I haven't seen these in years.

[Fearonsarms]

Just saw "99 Women"(1969) one of his women in prison flicks-Not sure what to say about it but it was interesting and I didn't turn it off.