4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
Today is the 94th anniversary of the birth of Jesus Franco! One of the most prolific filmmakers of all time, Franco made movies that …. well, they’re not easy to describe. Jess Franco was responsible for some of the most visually striking and narratively incoherent films ever made. He made films that you either loved or you hated but there was no mistaking his work for being the work of someone else.
Today, in honor of his birthday, here are….
4 Shots From 4 Films
The Awful Dr. Orloff (1962, dir by Jess Franco, DP: Godofredo Pacheco)
Count Dracula (1970, dir by Jess Franco, DPs: Manuel Merino and Luciano Trasatti)
Vampyros Lesbos (1970, dir by Jess Franco, DP: Manuel Merino)
Female Vampire (1973, dir by Jess Franco, DP: Jess Franco)
Through the Shattered Lens 
All classic! I love his “slightly jerky not quite sure where this pan zoom may end up” shots, and particularly his love of all of his Actors on camera…I read he was indeed the most prolific film director of all time….although I also read that Takeski Miike is coming up fast!
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