Underplayed Gems

Exorcism's Daughter (1971)

Exorcism's Daughter poster
Original title
Las melancólicas
Directed by
Rafael Moreno Alba
Genre
drama film, horror film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
R
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young woman in Spain faces strange and disturbing events linked to her family's dark past. The story mixes psychological drama with horror, focusing on her unraveling mental state.

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What happens

Las melancólicas es una película española dramática y de terror estrenada en 1971, escrita y dirigida por Rafael Moreno Alba y protagonizada por Analía Gadé, Francisco Rabal, Espartaco Santoni y María Asquerino.​ Duramente cortada por la censura, se hicieron dos versiones, una para ser exhibida en España y la otra, bajo el título de The House of Insane Women/Exorcism's Daughter, con desnudez femenina, destinada al extranjero. Parece ser que, por equivocación, una de estas copias fue enviada al cine Yago de Santiago de Compostela y se exhibió durante varios días antes de ser retirada por orden gubernativa.​ Por su papel en el film, Analía Gadé fue galardonada con el premio Fotogramas de Plata al mejor intérprete de cine español̈.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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