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
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.
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)
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