The Frenchman's Garden Explained

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Director:Jacinto Molina
Cinematography:Polo Villaseñor
Music:Ángel Arteaga
Editing:José Luis Peláez
Studio:Laro Films
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish

The Frenchman's Garden (Spanish; Castilian: '''El huerto del francés'''|links=no) 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]

Production

A Laro Films production, the film was shot in 1977 in locations including the area where the real crimes took place in.

Release

The film was released theatrically in Spain on 5 June 1978. The film was restored by Cultural Diversity Films and selected for screening at the 2020 Sitges Film Festival.[3]

Reception

Ángel Sala described the film as "a sort of bloodstained Julio Romero de Torres painting, which satisfactorily reconstructs the period".[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Lázaro-Reboll, Antonio. 200. Spanish Horror Film. Edinburgh University Press. 2012. Edinburgh. 978-0-7486-3638-9.
  2. Web site: HuffPost. Víctor. Matellano. 8 October 2020. Terror patrio.
  3. Web site: Recuperando la memoria del cine de género español. Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 7 October 2020. Ángel. Sala. Ángel Sala.
  4. Web site: Sitges rescata El huerto del francés, obra maestra de Naschy. R. Pérez Barredo. 1 October 2020. El Correo de Burgos.