"Two Tales of Terror from Jess Franco" - Robert Monell The Silence of the Tomb (1972) Audio: Spanish (2.0) Subtitles: English, Italian, and Spanish On an isolated island, a simple weekend getaway for a movie star and her friends turns deadly, beginning with the kidnapping of her son, to a string of gruesome murders happening one by one. What does Valerie [Montserrat Prous], the star's sister, have to do with any of it? Mystery and suspense cloaked in the darkness of the eerie villa abound, while a murderer or murderess remains free to finish a hidden agenda. And the kidnapping? The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff (1973) Audio: Spanish (2.0) Subtitles: English, Italian, and Spanish A powerful performance from William Berger (Dr. Orloff) who has one fiendish goal, to destroy the lineage of Lord Comfort and his family and claim their inheritance for himself. His malevolent plan revolves around Melissa [Montserrat Prous]. From the age of ten she became his tool, to perform his will through his magnetic force of evil and depravity. Bizarre murders and twisted plots predominate in this thrilling tale of suspense and perversity. Additional Disc Content: Video chat with Robert Woods Script of original ending for Silence of the Tomb Trailers Both films mastered in 4K from our 35mm prints. All trailers are in Full HD, mastered in 4K from 35mm prints.
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Two relatievly minor horror films by uncle Jess
This blu-ray pack by Dorado Films releases two little known films directed by Jess Franco. Silence of the Tomb (Un silencio de Tumba) was shot in 1972, and (Los ojos siniestros del Doctor Orloff) was released a year later in 1973. Both films share the participation of actress Montserrat Prous as the leading character. Out of the two, The Sinister Eyes of Doctor Orloff is probably the best of the two and the most interesting. In this one, we see William Berger as the main bad guy who, despite the movie title, has little to do with previous Dr. Orloff films by uncle Jess. Here you would note Lina Romay as an “extra”; in fact, she did not receive a single first plane during the brief time she was on screen. Both films are quite tame, with little suspense, and honestly, a bit boring. However, both films are good examples of Franco films where more effort is put on dialogs and script over gratuitous nudity and sleaziness. Thus, I indeed value the effort of Dorado Films to preserve these two relatively rare Franco films, yet, and honestly, they are likely to be of value to Franco fans only.Technically, image on both films look good. However, washed colors in Franco films is a constant, particularly during exterior scenes. Contrary to the information provided on the back cover of this BR release, Silence of the Tomb is presented in a Standard image format; Sinister Eyes of Doctor Orloff instead is provided in a nicer widescreen format. Audio in both films comes in Spanish, with English, Italian or Spanish subtitles.
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