Checking out the new Blu-ray from Kino Lorber.
The idea is fantastic but it is only a little more than a mediocre film and I feel a stronger, less theatrical lead would have would have pulled if up a bit. Robert Stephens is just too “stage”.
Listening to the commentary and Cushing was mentioned. Maybe he is just the obvious go-to, but I can see where he would have really worked well in this.The Blu-ray itself looks fantastic! It really is a brilliant transfer. Disappointing that they can’t do anything more with the U.S. print insert scenes. I was really hoping that with todays technology they could have smoothed that out, but I guess junk in, junk out.
The Asphyx
If It Were In Your Power…Would You Sacrifice Your Wife…Your Children For Immortality? This Is The Story Of A Man Who Did!
Rating
2.5 (1)
Release Date
12/5/1972Runtime
99 minsOverview
Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question...What is the mysterious apparition found in the photographs of his dying subjects?
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
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A deeply unsettling descent into one man's pursuit of immortality through the photographic study of death itself. It's a Victorian-era horror film that uses its period setting and scientific premise to explore how obsession corrodes love and destroys those closest to us.
Mood
UnsettlingDread-soakedMelancholic
Themes
ObsessionMortalityAmbitionFamily
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
NaturalisticDocumentary-like
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Body horror
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