La Residencia (1969)
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Duration: 99 minuten
Alternative titles: The Boarding School / The House That Screamed / Het Gruwelpensionaat
Country:
Spain
Directed by: Narciso Ibáñez Serrador
Stars: Lilli Palmer, Cristina Galbó and John Moulder-Brown
IMDb score:
6,8 (4.925)
Releasedate: 1 December 1969
La Residencia plot
"One by one they will die!"
Mme. Fourneau owns and runs a school for girls in Spain. Her absolute discipline promotes social order among the girls, resulting in lesbian behavior and torture. Fourneau also has an adolescent son, Luis. She tries to keep the girls away from him before he is spoiled by a sexual relationship. Meanwhile, the girls are murdered one by one.
Actors and actresses
Mrs. Fourneau
Teresa
Luis
Isabel
Irene
Ms. Desprez
Catalina
Pedro Baldié
Brechard
Andrea
Reviews & comments
arno74
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- 8700 messages
- 3342 votes
Debut film by this seasoned horror director, it is the film adaptation of a story by Juan Tébar which, as mentioned here before, is somewhat like Suspiria. As was customary at the time, Franco's censorship had to come in handy to ban the sex and nude scenes from the film. The director eventually managed to solve this problem by letting the ladies shower in a transparent nightgown, for example. The way in which the sex scene is disguised is also very cleverly done, through music and zooming in on faces you can still feel the tension of that scene as a viewer. The censorship here, as is often the case, benefited the creativity, even though some scenes seem to have been cut out. The film became a huge success in Spanish cinemas. 3.5*
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Noodless
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- 10087 messages
- 6205 votes
Handsome horror film from Spain about a girls' boarding school where Mme. Fourneau holds sway. The story is nicely built up to its climax that may come across a bit abrupt. But in the meantime you have already seen a few surprises such as a murder of a character that you do not see coming. Great acting and a beautiful setting. All corridors, floors and rooms are shown to the viewer with a great atmosphere setting. Mysterious, atmospheric horror film that does not rely on the horror, but on the story, the atmosphere and the setting. 7.5/10
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