Chema García Ibarra Selects
Chema García Ibarra – director – The Sacred Spirit
“I have selected some of my favourite films. I've included the best film of the 1970s (Don't Torture a Duckling), the best film of the 1980s (Full Moon in Paris), the extraordinary gem that is Malatesta's Carnival of Blood, the film that has my favourite joke in film history (Heathers), the film where the most Cuba Libres are requested in film history (Beware of a Holy Whore), my favourite little monster (Elmer from Brain Damage) and the film that works as a hypnosis session (The Mystery of Picasso)… All my Selects are films that I love with passion (and violence) if necessary.”
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Don't Torture a Duckling
1972 • Italy • Directed by Lucio Fulci
From Lucio Fulci, the godfather of gore (City of the Living Dead, The House by the Cemetery), comes one of the most powerful and unsettling giallo thrillers ever produced: his 1972 masterpiece, Don't Torture a Duckling.
When the sleepy rural village of Acc...
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Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
1972 • Japan • Directed by Shun'ya Itô
After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.
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Brain Damage
Meet Elmer. He’s your local, friendly parasite with the ability to induce euphoric hallucinations in his hosts. But these LSD-like trips come with a hefty price tag. When young Brian comes under Elmer’s addictive spell, it’s not long before he finds himself scouring the city streets in search of ...
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Malatesta's Carnival of Blood
1973 • United States • Directed by Christopher Speeth
You'll Shriek With Horror! Roll up, roll up! Step right up for Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood – the grisliest, freakiest show in town! Virtually impossible to find until its revival on DVD in the early 2000’s, this 1973 cult oddity, from one-t...
