4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Jess Franco Edition


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 95th 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)

A Virgin Among The Living Dead (1970, dir by Jess Franco, DP: anyone’s guess)

She Killed In Ecstasy (1970, dir by Jess Franco, DP: Manuel Merino)

Female Vampire (1973, dir by Jess Franco, DP: Jess Franco)

4 Shots From 4 Jess Franco Films: Count Dracula, Vampyros Lesbos, She Killed in Ecstasy, Female Vampire


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 is all about letting the visuals do the talking.

4 Shots From 4 Films

Count Dracula (1970, directed by Jess Franco)

Count Dracula (1970, directed by Jess Franco)

Vampyros Lesbos (1971, directed by Jess Franco)

Vampyros Lesbos (1971, directed by Jess Franco)

She Killed in Ecstasy (1971, directed by Jess Franco)

She Killed in Ecstasy (1971, directed by Jess Franco)

Female Vampire (1973, dir by Jess Franco)

Female Vampire (1973, dir by Jess Franco)