Jess Franco getting his award.
I would be interested in hearing about the prints of SUCCUBUS/NECRONOMICON and THE BARE BREASTED COUNTESS which were shown at the festival. They were both advertised with runtimes which are different from any versions I've encountered. It would be interesting to have noted if these were unique versions which we are not familiar with.
Thanks to Amy Brown, who managed to interview Jess at the event. Hopefully, that interview will be available in the near future. More images from the event will be published in future blogs. Once again, I wish I could have been able to make it. Congratulations to Jess Franco.
With Jess Franco picking up a couple of awards recently and Roger Corman about to get an honorary Oscar it seems that cult film-makers are finally starting to get some long overdue recognition! It's especially pleasing that they're getting the recognition in their own lifetimes.
ReplyDeleteIt would be nice to see a few more of the surviving great of 1960s/1970s cult movies also receiving similar honours.