Scream in the night
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Scream in the night |
| Original title | Contronatura |
| Country of production | Italy , Germany |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1968 |
| length | 83 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Antonio Margheriti (as Anthony M. Dawson ) |
| script |
Antonio Margheriti Hannes Dahlberg |
| music | Carlo Savina |
| camera | Riccardo Pallottini |
| cut | Otello Colangeli |
| occupation | |
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Screams in the Night (original title: Contronatura ) is an Italian-German feature film by Antonio Margheriti from 1968 . It premiered in German cinemas on May 30, 1969 and was first released on DVD in 2011.
action
On a stormy night, a group of members of London's high society got stuck in the mud. They seek refuge in a remote country house. There they are received by the mysterious Uriat and his taciturn mother. Uriat explains to the guests that his mother has media skills and can communicate with the dead. Some guests are amused and persuaded to take part in a spiritualistic session. But when the old woman begins to tell those present details from the past, the mood quickly changes. It turns out that everyone present has a dark secret with them and the group is entangled in a web of mutual deception, affairs and acts of violence. The hosts are also part of this network, as it finally turns out. You were once charged with a double homicide for which those present are responsible, and seek revenge. None of the guests survived.
background
The film is conceived in the style of the Edgar Wallace films of the 1960s, occasionally it is understood as a contribution to the Italian Giallo genre, which experienced its heyday in the 1970s. Elements of the horror film are also included.
criticism
"Undemanding trivial thriller based on a template."
“Incredibly confused mixture of 'sensual and supernatural' on a thin crime thriller basis, badly played and photographed. We can only advise against it. "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Screams in the night. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ Evangelischer Presseverband München, Review No. 240/1969
Web links
- Cries at night in the Internet Movie Database (English)