tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886366.post117045134903287704..comments2024-01-02T15:27:47.049-05:00Comments on I'M IN A JESS FRANCO STATE OF MIND: Jess Franco's Favorite Jess Franco Films...Robert Monellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06309327472702575547noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886366.post-1170618576924994752007-02-04T14:49:00.000-05:002007-02-04T14:49:00.000-05:00Thanks for the right's holders info, Francesco. Wh...Thanks for the right's holders info, Francesco. What's your listing of the MF productions in order. Would SILENCIO DE LA TUMBA be the first and what is the final?Robert Monellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06309327472702575547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886366.post-1170551543661950082007-02-03T20:12:00.000-05:002007-02-03T20:12:00.000-05:00Probably, Jess himself has this one. As well as he...Probably, Jess himself has this one. As well as he has Relax Baby in 16 mm. (Lina told this interviewed by Bethmann)... I mean the part of the film he shot. But EL MISTERIO DEL CASTILLO ROJO was almost finished.<BR/><BR/>As regards the 2 films he released in the 70s as Manacoa, I have the pretty recent VHS of LOS OJOS SINIESTROS DEL DOCTOR ORLOFF: it has the copyright of Manacoa Films, was released by Sogepaq (who owns also LA ISLA DE LAS VIRGENES, if I'm not wrong) and distributed by Polygram Iberica SPA.<BR/><BR/>See the site of Sogepak:<BR/>http://www.sogecine-sogepaq.com/<BR/><BR/>Here is the email of the group:<BR/>marketingcine@sogecable.com<BR/><BR/>FrancescoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886366.post-1170524953053926752007-02-03T12:49:00.000-05:002007-02-03T12:49:00.000-05:00It would be good to have a list of all the Manacoa...It would be good to have a list of all the Manacoa productions. I wonder if they have them all including the first, the unfinished zombie film MISTERIO DEL CASTILLO ROJO, which looks very interesting from the stills. It would make a great extra if they still have the footage.Robert Monellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06309327472702575547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886366.post-1170522070110032212007-02-03T12:01:00.000-05:002007-02-03T12:01:00.000-05:00Exactly. Video Mercury is the company of distribut...Exactly. Video Mercury is the company of distribution of Enrique Cerezo.<BR/><BR/>FrancescoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886366.post-1170518259800287662007-02-03T10:57:00.000-05:002007-02-03T10:57:00.000-05:00There were some Manacoa Productions in the 1970s a...There were some Manacoa Productions in the 1970s also. The Spanish DVD of GEMIDOS DE PLACER has Titular de la licsencia (c) Video MERCURY FILMS SARobert Monellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06309327472702575547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886366.post-1170459241324857682007-02-02T18:34:00.000-05:002007-02-02T18:34:00.000-05:00.... I mean their "rights"!.... I mean their "rights"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886366.post-1170459181688277682007-02-02T18:33:00.000-05:002007-02-02T18:33:00.000-05:00Franco himself talked in an interview about the ex...Franco himself talked in an interview about the extraordinary "light" of BAHIA BLANCA, but I don't remember where exactly.<BR/><BR/>All the Manacoa films are easily available.<BR/><BR/>FrancescoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886366.post-1170453934534933032007-02-02T17:05:00.000-05:002007-02-02T17:05:00.000-05:00Unfortunately, I've only seen BAHIA... via an olde...Unfortunately, I've only seen BAHIA... via an older Spanish video which has rather poor picture and sound quality. So you don't get the visual impact you mention. But I still was impressed and probably would like it even more if there was a good DVD. I didn't know about the rights holder. That's interesting. Thanks, Francesco.Robert Monellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06309327472702575547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886366.post-1170452460906596052007-02-02T16:41:00.000-05:002007-02-02T16:41:00.000-05:00I had a quick exchange of email with Jess Franco a...I had a quick exchange of email with Jess Franco about BAHIA BLANCA too. When I told him that this is one my favorites among his films, he complimented me for my taste! :-D<BR/><BR/>I asked him about the script. In fact, BAHIA BLANCA has an effective and fairly carefully made Spanish script. I wanted to know if he was helped by somebody (for example Santiago Montada) or if for once he worked with a complete script, but he answered me that every evening he wrote the scenes for the following day! This is Jess Franco.<BR/><BR/>This is a film which absolutely deserves a perfect DVD release. The owner right is the same who owns MACUMBA and the other films released by Severin, since he bought the rights of the films Jess produced himself as "Manacoa Films" (among which LOS BLUES DE LA CALLE POP). By the way, BAHIA BLANCA has the best Franco photography ever. It was photographed by Juan Soler and it is visually even better than GEMIDOS DE PLACER, MACUMBA and HISTORIA SEXUAL DE "O".<BR/><BR/>FrancescoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com