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Flesh for Frankenstein

1973 · 95 min

A lurid, theatrical descent into gothic excess, mixing gruesome shocks with deadpan absurdity and a queasy, voyeuristic chill.

Tagline
We dare you to see...
Overview
Baron Frankenstein creates two "zombies" - one male, one female - planning to mate them in order to create a master race.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • power
  • corruption
  • sexuality
  • madness
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour6
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Paul Morrissey
Written by
Tonino Guerra, Paul Morrissey, Pat Hackett
Starring
Joe Dallesandro, Udo Kier, Monique van Vooren, Dalila Di Lazzaro, Arno Jürging, Srđan Zelenović, Nicoletta Elmi, Marco Liofredi
Music
Claudio Gizzi
Cinematography
Luigi Kuveiller
Runtime
95 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
English, French

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