Amanita Pestilens (1963)

Directed by

René Bonnière

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 20m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A couple's relationship unravels during a stay at a remote lakeside home. Strange psychological disturbances begin to affect them.

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What happens

Amanita Pestilens is a 1963 Canadian psychological horror-fantasy/drama film produced by F. R. Crawley, and directed by René Bonnière. It was "the first Canadian feature film to be shot in both English and French with the same set of actors". It included an early career performance by Geneviève Bujold, along with performances by Jacques Labrecque and Huguette Oligny. It was filmed at Harrington Lake, Québec. The film's script was written by Canadian author David Walker and was initially titled Staircases. Bonnière persuaded Crawley to fund and produce a film based on this script. The new title, Amanita Pestilens, meant "Poisoned Love". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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