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ANGUISH

Angustia

1987 โ€ข ES HMDB
March 23, 1987

An ophthalmologist's assistant with an unhealthy interest in human eyeballs goes on a killing spree to collect eyeballs for his overbearing mother's collection. Reality soon takes a bizarre turn, both for the characters and the audience.

Directors

Horror Thriller

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Cast

Crew

Production: George Ayoub (Executive Producer)Andreu Coromina (Executive Producer)Pepón Coromina (Producer)
Screenplay: Bigas Luna (Writer)
Music: José Manuel Pagán (Original Music Composer)
Cinematography: Josep M. Civit (Director of Photography)

REVIEWS (1)

Marco Castellini

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A woman hypnotizes her nurse son to make him kill some of his patients and tear out their eyes, which she collects. But beware, this is not the movie we are watching! We are in a cinema where two girls are watching this horror film; one of them, having gotten up to go to the restroom, discovers that a madman is emulating the film's protagonist, tries to alert the police but the madman has locked all the cinema doors. A "film within a film," a horrific thriller directed by Spanish filmmaker Bigas Luna - who certainly cannot be called an "expert" in the horror genre - which, despite a somewhat confusing plot, a not particularly fast pace, and a too "police-like" ending, is still pleasant and certainly original. Excellent performances by the leads.

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