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| director = [[Jesús Franco]]<ref name="filmportalde">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/sie-toetete-in-ekstase_ea43d4a7597e5006e03053d50b37753d|work=filmportal.de|accessdate=October 23, 2012|title=Sie tötete in Ekstase}}</ref>
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'''''She Killed in Ecstasy''''' ({{lang-ger|link=no|'''Sie tötete in Ekstase'''}} {{lang-es|link=no|'''Mrs. Hyde'''}})<ref name="filmportalde" /> is a 1971 West German-Spanish film directed by [[Jesús Franco]]. The film's plot borrows elements from previous Franco films ''Miss Muerte'' and ''[[Venus in Furs]]''. The film's productions staff includes many cast members and nearly the same crew as his previous film ''Vampyros Lesbos''.
'''''She Killed in Ecstasy''''' ({{lang-de|'''Sie tötete in Ekstase'''}} {{lang-es|'''Mrs. Hyde'''}})<ref name="filmportalde" /> is a 1971 West German-Spanish [[erotic]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Jesús Franco]]. The film's plot borrows elements from previous Franco films [[The Diabolical Dr. Z|''Miss Muerte'']] and ''[[Venus in Furs (1969 Franco film)|Venus in Furs]]''. The film's productions staff includes many cast members and nearly the same crew as his previous film ''[[Vampyros Lesbos]]''.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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{{More plot|date=October 2012}}
Dr. Johnson (Fred Williams) lives in bliss with his beautiful wife (Soledad Miranda) until his unorthodox experiments with human embryos causes a medical committee to reject his findings and orders him to discontinue his work. The unstable doctor slashes his wrists in the bathroom. Devastated, his wife vows to seduce and kill the woman and three men "responsible" for the suicide.
Dr. Johnson (Fred Williams) lives in bliss with his beautiful wife (Soledad Miranda) until his unorthodox experiments with human embryos causes a medical committee to reject his findings and orders him to discontinue his work. The unstable doctor slashes his wrists in the bathroom. Devastated, his wife vows to seduce and kill the woman and three men "responsible" for the suicide.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Soledad Miranda]] as Mrs. Johnson
* [[Soledad Miranda]] as Mrs. Johnson (as Susann Korda)
* [[Fred Williams (actor)|Fred Williams]] as Dr. Johnson
* [[Fred Williams (actor)|Fred Williams]] as Dr. Johnson
* [[Ewa Strömberg]] as Dr. Crawford
* [[Ewa Strömberg]] as Dr. Crawford (as Ewa Stroemberg)
* [[Paul Muller (actor)|Paul Muller]] as Dr. Franklin Houston
* [[Paul Muller (actor)|Paul Muller]] as Dr. Franklin Houston (as Paul Müller)
* [[Howard Vernon]] as Prof. Jonathan Walker
* [[Howard Vernon]] as Prof. Jonathan Walker
* [[Horst Tappert]] as Polizeiinspektor
* [[Horst Tappert]] as Police Inspector
* [[Jesús Franco]] as Dr. Donen
* [[Jesús Franco]] as Dr. Donen (uncredited)
* Rudolph Hertzog Jr. as Kongressteilnehmer
* Rudolph Hertzog Jr. as Congress participant (uncredited)
* Karl-Heinz Mannchen as Kongressteilnehmer
* Karl-Heinz Mannchen as Congress participant (uncredited)

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==Production==
==Production==
[[File:Calp - Xanadu.jpg|thumb|[[Xanadu (Calp)|Xanadu]] in [[Calp]], where Mrs. Johnson lives.]]
The film was shot in July 1970 in Spain, less than a month after finishing his previous film ''[[Vampyros Lesbos]]'' (1971).<ref name="filmportalde" /> Franco utilized the same cinematographer, film editor, and film composers as he had on ''Vampyros Lesbos'' as well as some of the cast including [[Soledad Miranda]], [[Ewa Strömberg]] and [[Paul Muller (actor)|Paul Muller]].<ref name="filmportalde" /><ref name="filmportal.de">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/vampyros-lesbos-erbin-des-dracula_ea43d4a6d8565006e03053d50b37753d|work=Filmportal.de|accessdate=October 23, 2012|title=Vampyros Lesbos - Erbin des Dracula|language=German|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/6BdyotB13|archivedate=October 23, 2012}}</ref>
The film was shot in July 1970 in [[Calp]], [[Spain]], less than a month after finishing his previous film ''Vampyros Lesbos'' (1971).<ref name="filmportalde" /> Franco utilized the same cinematographer, film editor, and film composers as he had on ''Vampyros Lesbos'' as well as some of the cast including [[Soledad Miranda]], [[Ewa Strömberg]] and [[Paul Muller (actor)|Paul Muller]].<ref name="filmportalde" /><ref name="filmportal.de">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/vampyros-lesbos-erbin-des-dracula_ea43d4a6d8565006e03053d50b37753d|work=Filmportal.de|access-date=October 23, 2012|title=Vampyros Lesbos - Erbin des Dracula|language=German|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229111838/http://www.filmportal.de/en/movie/vampyros-lesbos-erbin-des-dracula_ea43d4a6d8565006e03053d50b37753d|url-status=live|archive-date=December 29, 2013}}</ref>

The architecture of [[Ricardo Bofill]] features prominently in the film, in particular [[Xanadu (Calp)|Xanadu]].


The film re-uses plot elements from Franco's previous films ''[[Miss Muerte]]'' and ''[[Venus in Furs (1969 Franco film)|Venus in Furs]]'' (1969).<ref name="Shipka205">Shipka 2011, p. 205.</ref>
The film re-uses plot elements from Franco's previous films ''[[Miss Muerte]]'' and ''[[Venus in Furs (1969 Franco film)|Venus in Furs]]'' (1969).<ref name="Shipka205">Shipka 2011, p. 205.</ref>


==Release==
==Release==
''She Killed in Escstacy'' was released on December 10, 1971 in Germany.<ref name="filmportalde" />
''She Killed in Escstacy'' was released on December 10, 1971, in Germany.<ref name="filmportalde" />


The film was released on [[DVD]] in the [[United States]] by [[Synapse Films]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=12159|title=She Killed in Ecstasy|publisher=dvdempire.com|accessdate=2011-03-31}}</ref> It was subsequently re-released by [[Image Entertainment]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=623874|title=She Killed in Ecstasy|publisher=dvdempire.com|accessdate=2011-03-31}}</ref> Both versions are currently [[out of print]].
The film was released on [[DVD]] in the [[United States]] by [[Synapse Films]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=12159|title=She Killed in Ecstasy|publisher=dvdempire.com|access-date=2011-03-31}}</ref> It was subsequently re-released by [[Image Entertainment]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=623874|title=She Killed in Ecstasy|publisher=dvdempire.com|access-date=2011-03-31}}</ref> Both versions are currently [[out of print]].


[[Severin Films]] released the film on April 14, 2015 first time on [[Blu-ray Disc]] in the [[United States]].<ref name="Lesbos">{{cite web|last=Gardner |first=Gerald |title=The Censorship Papers: Movie Censorship Letters from the Hays Office, 1934 to 1968 |publisher=Dodd Mead |url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/covers-release-date-revealed-for-jess-francos-lesbos-and-ecstasy-on-severin-blu-rays/|date=1988 |page=74 |isbn= 978-0396089032}}</ref>
[[Severin Films]] released the film on April 14, 2015, for the first time on [[Blu-ray]] in the [[United States]].<ref name="Lesbos">{{cite book |last=Gardner |first=Gerald |title=The Censorship Papers: Movie Censorship Letters from the Hays Office, 1934 to 1968 |publisher=Dodd Mead |url=https://archive.org/details/censorshippapers00gard/page/74 |date=1988 |page=[https://archive.org/details/censorshippapers00gard/page/74 74] |isbn=978-0-396-08903-2 |url-access=registration }}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
The online film database [[Allmovie]] gave the film their lowest rating of one star out of five, but noted that "A distinctive visual style, replete with surrealistic photography by Manuel Merino, sets this film apart from scores of similar sex-horror entries flooding the market in the early 1970s."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/she-killed-in-ecstasy-v160305|work=Allmovie|title=She Killed in Ecstasy (1970)|author=Firsching, Robert|accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref> The assistant professor, Danny Shipka, of [[Louisiana State University]] referred to the film as "one of Franco's strongest of the 70's", praising actress [[Soledad Miranda]] opining to it as the "most intense performance of her career".<ref name="ship220" /> Shipka went on to note that the film contains all the excesses of Franco's filmmaking including "stilted dialogue" and "scenes that stretch out for extra ordinary periods of time".<ref name="ship220">Shipka, 2011. p.220</ref>
The online film database [[Allmovie]] gave the film their lowest rating of one star out of five, but noted that "A distinctive visual style, replete with surrealistic photography by Manuel Merino, sets this film apart from scores of similar sex-horror entries flooding the market in the early 1970s."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://allmovie.com/movie/she-killed-in-ecstasy-v160305|work=Allmovie|title=She Killed in Ecstasy (1970)|author=Firsching, Robert|access-date=October 24, 2012}}</ref> The assistant professor Danny Shipka of [[Louisiana State University]], referred to the film as "one of Franco's strongest of the 70's", praising actress [[Soledad Miranda]] opining to it as the "most intense performance of her career".<ref name="ship220" /> Shipka went on to note that the film contains all the excesses of Franco's filmmaking including "stilted dialogue" and "scenes that stretch out for extra ordinary periods of time".<ref name="ship220">Shipka, 2011. p.220</ref>

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==Notes==
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* {{cite book |last=Shipka |first=Danny |title=Perverse Titillation: The Exploitation Cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960-1980 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company|McFarland]] |year=2011 |isbn=0-7864-4888-1 |ref=harv}}


==See also==
==See also==
{{portal|Film|Germany|Horror fiction}}
{{Portal|Film|Germany|Speculative fiction/Horror}}
*[[Spanish films of 1971]]
*[[Spanish films of 1971]]
*[[List of horror films of 1971]]
*[[List of horror films of 1971]]
*[[List of German films: 1970s]]
*[[List of German films: 1970s]]

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* {{cite book |last=Shipka |first=Danny |title=Perverse Titillation: The Exploitation Cinema of Italy, Spain and France, 1960–1980 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company|McFarland]] |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-7864-4888-3 }}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0066104}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0066104}}


{{Jesus Franco}}
{{Jesús Franco}}


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Latest revision as of 22:51, 18 December 2023

She Killed in Ecstasy
Directed byJesús Franco[1]
Written byJesús Franco[1]
Produced byArtur Brauner[1]
Starring
CinematographyManuel Merino[1]
Edited byClarissa Ambach[1]
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byCinerama Filmgesellschaft mbH (Munich)[1]
Release date
  • December 10, 1971 (1971-12-10) (Germany)
Running time
77 minutes[1]
Countries
LanguageGerman

She Killed in Ecstasy (German: Sie tötete in Ekstase Spanish: Mrs. Hyde)[1] is a 1971 West German-Spanish erotic thriller film directed by Jesús Franco. The film's plot borrows elements from previous Franco films Miss Muerte and Venus in Furs. The film's productions staff includes many cast members and nearly the same crew as his previous film Vampyros Lesbos.

Plot[edit]

Dr. Johnson (Fred Williams) lives in bliss with his beautiful wife (Soledad Miranda) until his unorthodox experiments with human embryos causes a medical committee to reject his findings and orders him to discontinue his work. The unstable doctor slashes his wrists in the bathroom. Devastated, his wife vows to seduce and kill the woman and three men "responsible" for the suicide.

Cast[edit]

[1]

Production[edit]

Xanadu in Calp, where Mrs. Johnson lives.

The film was shot in July 1970 in Calp, Spain, less than a month after finishing his previous film Vampyros Lesbos (1971).[1] Franco utilized the same cinematographer, film editor, and film composers as he had on Vampyros Lesbos as well as some of the cast including Soledad Miranda, Ewa Strömberg and Paul Muller.[1][2]

The architecture of Ricardo Bofill features prominently in the film, in particular Xanadu.

The film re-uses plot elements from Franco's previous films Miss Muerte and Venus in Furs (1969).[3]

Release[edit]

She Killed in Escstacy was released on December 10, 1971, in Germany.[1]

The film was released on DVD in the United States by Synapse Films in 2000.[4] It was subsequently re-released by Image Entertainment in 2004.[5] Both versions are currently out of print.

Severin Films released the film on April 14, 2015, for the first time on Blu-ray in the United States.[6]

Reception[edit]

The online film database Allmovie gave the film their lowest rating of one star out of five, but noted that "A distinctive visual style, replete with surrealistic photography by Manuel Merino, sets this film apart from scores of similar sex-horror entries flooding the market in the early 1970s."[7] The assistant professor Danny Shipka of Louisiana State University, referred to the film as "one of Franco's strongest of the 70's", praising actress Soledad Miranda opining to it as the "most intense performance of her career".[8] Shipka went on to note that the film contains all the excesses of Franco's filmmaking including "stilted dialogue" and "scenes that stretch out for extra ordinary periods of time".[8]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Sie tötete in Ekstase". filmportal.de. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  2. ^ "Vampyros Lesbos - Erbin des Dracula". Filmportal.de (in German). Archived from the original on December 29, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  3. ^ Shipka 2011, p. 205.
  4. ^ "She Killed in Ecstasy". dvdempire.com. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  5. ^ "She Killed in Ecstasy". dvdempire.com. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  6. ^ Gardner, Gerald (1988). The Censorship Papers: Movie Censorship Letters from the Hays Office, 1934 to 1968. Dodd Mead. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-396-08903-2.
  7. ^ Firsching, Robert. "She Killed in Ecstasy (1970)". Allmovie. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  8. ^ a b Shipka, 2011. p.220

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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