Heterochromatic works that neutralize horror with beauty

Mark 2022-03-22 09:02:22

A typical Spanish-style psychological horror film, the main control idea is to explore the abnormal curiosity of human beings for violent information. The genius of the choreographer lies in the way he handles such themes. He is quite restrained in the use of violent and bloody elements, and mainly relies on the gradual revealing of clues and the character behavior to guide the audience's imagination, thus rendering a strong horror atmosphere. The double reversal at the end of the film is handled so delicately that it is almost impossible to guess.
The villain, Eduardo Noriega, is a popular young boy in Spain. The dark soul hidden behind the handsome and angelic appearance has become the biggest attraction of this film. He and Ferry Martinez, who played the opposite role in the film, later co-starred in the director's other work "Open Your Eyes", and in the famous Chilean director Hilmo del Toro's horror film "House of Ghosts" " to regain the villain role.
It is also worth mentioning that Angela, the heroine of the film, is very impressive. The actor Anna Torrent became famous very early. She started acting in movies when she was two years old. The so-called Hong Kong star Li Xinjie is quite similar, with a rarely changed facial expression and a pair of surprisingly big eyes, which is really a talent choice for horror movies.

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    Title Card: WARNING: The following scenes may hurt the viewer's sensibility.

  • Ángela: My name is Angela. They're going to kill me.

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