Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)

Original title

Il rosso segno della follia

Directed by

Mario Bava

Genre

giallo, gothic film

Country

Italy, Spain

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

K-16

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 118 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A hatchet-wielding man murders young brides to try to remember a childhood trauma. His troubled marriage and dark obsessions drive the story.

tenseunsettlingbleakpsychologically darkslow-burngothicmelancholicclaustrophobic

What happens

Hatchet for the Honeymoon (Italian: Il rosso segno della follia, lit. 'The Red Sign of Madness') is a 1970 giallo film directed by Mario Bava and starring Stephen Forsyth, Dagmar Lassander, Laura Betti, and Femi Benussi. The story follows John Harrington, a hatchet-wielding madman who murders young brides in an effort to recall a childhood trauma. The film's production was troubled, with tensions among the cast and crew, location difficulties, a major subplot concerning Harrington's relationship with his wife being added solely to accommodate Betti's casting, and a significant hiatus in filming when the budget ran out. It was not released until a year after it was completed, and was largely ignored by both critics and audiences, remaining one of Bava's most obscure films even after his work achieved cult popularity. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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