This is a legendary film. Sometimes the back story seems more overpowering than the film itself. But if you stick to what the original intention was it is, as you suggest, a film difficult to pin down weird to the point of eccentricity, with an ending as starkly grim as anything else to come out around this time. As a double-bill with Don't Look Now, I'd have thought that the psychological impact could have been quite traumatic and unforgettable.
I have the 2002 Director's Cut version, which also comes with extras including the bowdlerised version we used to see on TV, and a documentary. I also have both a book about the making of the film and a copy of the original novel (somewhere!). This is definitely a film I've got nerdy about in the past!
This is a legendary film. Sometimes the back story seems more overpowering than the film itself. But if you stick to what the original intention was it is, as you suggest, a film difficult to pin down weird to the point of eccentricity, with an ending as starkly grim as anything else to come out around this time. As a double-bill with Don't Look Now, I'd have thought that the psychological impact could have been quite traumatic and unforgettable.
I have the 2002 Director's Cut version, which also comes with extras including the bowdlerised version we used to see on TV, and a documentary. I also have both a book about the making of the film and a copy of the original novel (somewhere!). This is definitely a film I've got nerdy about in the past!
Excellent point. Can you imagine watching them one after another! Crikey.
Camp yet terrifying. Quite the combination.