The Night of the Hunted

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Sofia F @RT76955176 03/14/2025 First of all I watch this film because of Brigitte Lahaie and this is also the first Jean Rollin film I have watched. I don't know if his other films are like this but in general this film is a bit 'illogical'. I like the tranquility and subtlety of this film, mostly because of its urban settings, it's lovely according to me. The 'enough' nudity, including a soft sex scene which I think is actually optional, is shown in this film and adds to the flavor of this film even though it will be eaten away by its flimsy plot. It's thrilling of course, plus with some 'bright red' blood, you know what I mean. However, this film is slow, yes it's slow and personally I generally don't like slow films. There are many scenes which actually may not be 'slow' but it seems like they are intentionally made that way to make the audience expect what will come next. It might be meant to accompany the 'illogical' plot, maybe. There is almost no story development of course but thankfully there is a lot of dialogue. People don't have to read subtitles to understand a film like this but it's melancholy when you know what the characters are talking about, especially since this film heavy on dialogue. I can't say if the ending of this film is good or not but it's ethereal. The last thing I want to say is that it is not pleasant to see people who have no memory whatsoever who are like 'blanks' in a mental institution but they feel locked up or imprisoned there and want to get out of there. Quote from the film: "The only thing left for us to do is to touch our own bodies. It's our only pleasure. The only one we don't forget." See more 02/28/2017 Not Rollin's best times...You could watch it only if you've seen his masterpieces first.. See more 11/09/2013 Bizarre, surreal film even by Rollin's standards; much more interesting than many of his vampire flicks. See more 08/11/2013 Rollin has a go at urban horror--Futuristic. Gory. Sexy. Surreal!! See more 05/03/2013 A beautiful woman is imprisoned in an unofficial secret asylum housed in a skyscraper with dozens of patients; because they all suffer from short-term amnesia and can only remember events from the last few minutes, no one understands why they are there. This movie has some pacing issues, including softcore sex bits that don't really fit the existential mood, but the patients' strange and tragic fate is intriguing and unique. Did Christopher Nolan see this before writing MEMENTO? See more 04/19/2012 All of Jean Rollin's films that I have seen bring this dream-like atmosphere to the table but this film's atmosphere really stood out. It's essentially a horrific mediation of memory and the utter isolation and loneliness which one would encounter without it. Though the plot isn't particularly necessary, it's about a group of people, who due to accidental radiation exposure, are slowly losing ll of their brain cells. They are quarantined in a building referred to as "the Black Tower". The atmosphere is downbeat but incredibly effective at giving off this quiet sense of dread and mystery--a synth score which reminded me of John Carpenter, also adds to this. I'm sorry, this review is pretty terrible, but I really have a hard time putting Jean Rollin's films into words. This film in particular is so much about feeling and the horror of losing everything about oneself that makes life worth living. The scenes where Elizabeth is free of 'The Black Tower' after being picked "saved" by the man who she later becomes intimate with, are much more free and comforting than the scenes in the 'Black Tower'. While in the tower, I loved the scenes in the common areas where the individuals seemed to find comfort in being near each other, as if psychical contact was the only way they could feel connect with one and other. I fucking loved the ending of this film, the transformative and healing power of love which Rollin seems to suggest is all anyone needs, regardless of memory, intellectual ability, etc. This is the type of film that I feel silly slapping a rating on, but I will anyway. See more Read all reviews

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