Symptoms (1974)

Directed by

José Ramón Larraz

Genre

horror film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

15

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 59 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman visits her friend at a remote manor in the English countryside. She starts to notice her host's behavior is obsessive and disturbing.

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What happens

Symptoms is a 1974 British psychological horror film directed by José Ramón Larraz and starring Angela Pleasence, Peter Vaughan, and Lorna Heilbron. Based on a story by Thomas Owen, it follows a woman (Heilbron) who, while staying with her friend (Pleasence) at a remote English manor, begins to observe obsessive and disturbing behavior from her host. The film had its premiere at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival as the first official British entry. The film was released under the alternate title The Blood Virgin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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