LES PROIES DU MALS
dir. Antoine Pellissier, 1982
France. 147 min.
In French with English subtitles.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5 – 10 PM
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 – 10 PM
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 – 5 PM
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 – 7:30 PM
Fragile residents of a nursing home find themselves struggling with Satanic energy. A door to hell just opened …
For years thought lost and only seen in a truncated 90 minute version, LES PROIES DU MAL is the debut feature of Antoine Pellissier, France’s king of drone-horror (most famous for the previously screened Spectacle classic FOLIES MEURTRIERES). Shot on super 8 with no sync sound, it follows a young woman who is sent to a rest home to recover from ‘trouble with her nerves’, only to discover a Satanic conspiracy.
Rescued in its uncut form by Bleeding Skull, Spectacle is thrilled to present this behemoth of bad vibes, synth, fog and gore in its entirety, as originally intended. At once enthralling, hypnotic, exhausting, hilarious, and unnerving, LES PROIES DU MAL has untold delights to offer for anyone willing to get on its wavelength.