The Frenchman's Garden
1978 Spanish film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1978 Spanish film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Frenchman's Garden (Spanish: El huerto del francés) is a 1978 Spanish rural psycho-thriller[1] film directed by Jacinto Molina (Paul Naschy) based on the Frenchman's garden serial murder case. It stars María José Cantudo and Ágata Lys.
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| Spanish | El huerto del francés |
| Directed by | Jacinto Molina |
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| Cinematography | Polo Villaseñor |
| Edited by | José Luis Peláez |
| Music by | Ángel Arteaga |
Production company | Laro Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The plot deals about the crimes of Juan Aldije "el Francés" and José Muñoz Lopera in Peñaflor, province of Seville.[2]
A Laro Films production, the film was shot in 1977 in locations including the area where the real crimes took place in.[3]
The film was released theatrically in Spain on 5 June 1978.[3] The film was restored by Cultural Diversity Films and selected for screening at the 2020 Sitges Film Festival.[4]
Ángel Sala described the film as "a sort of bloodstained Julio Romero de Torres painting, which satisfactorily reconstructs the period".[5]
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