Eurotika!
- 1999
- Ended
- Documentary
- ~24m / ep
- 1 season
- 8.0/10
Eurotika is a Channel 4 documentary film on European exploitation cinema. The documentary is similarly themed to Pete Tombs's book Immoral Tales: European Sex and Horror Movies 1956-1984. During the 1960s and 1970s, European low-budget films went kinky, emerging as a new type of cinema that blended eroticism, surrealism, horror, and over-the-top atmospherics.
Latest: Eurotika! · 1999
View all seasonsE1. Virgins And Vampires
Oct 3, 1999
Vampires and Virgins takes a look at the life of Jean Rollin, a director best known for his sexy vampire flicks. Through interviews with Rollin, the film reveals a sensitive artist whose work, while reviled in his native France, was acclaimed throughout the United States and Britain.
E2. The Diabolical Mr. Franco
Oct 10, 1999
The Diabolical Mr. Franco explores the life and times of Jess Franco, the creator of the first Spanish porn films. His more than 200 films include Vampyros Lesbos, about a mysterious countess who lures young women back to her castle, and Necronomicon, adapted from a medieval book on the occult. The film includes interviews with Monica Swinn, Jess Franco, Michel Lemoine, Daniel Lesoeur, and Nigel Wingrove.
E3. Blood And Black Lace: The Italian Horror
Oct 17, 1999
Blood and Black Lace focuses on Italian horror filmmakers Mario Bava, Dario Argento, and Lucio Fulci, whose baroque and bloody horror thrillers were also slick and stylish. The program features interviews with Erika Blanc, Orchidea de Santis, Daniela Giordano, Luigi Cozzi and Al Festa.
E4. From Barcelona To Turnbridge Wells
Oct 24, 1999
From Barcelona to Tunbridge Wells looks at Spain’s sex and horror film master, Jose Larraz, who caused a sensation at the Cannes Film Festival with Symptoms. The film features interviews with Larraz, producer Brian Smedly-Aston, and former Benny Hill star Marianne Morris.
E5. French Blue
Oct 31, 1999
This episode focuses on the evolution of french “art” films. Between 1976 and 1983 ALPHA FRANCE Studios produced more than 150 French hardcore 35mm movies. Largely unavailable outside of France many of these movies have achieved cult classic status.
E6. Jose Benazeraf: A Life In Four Chapters
Nov 7, 1999
The Pope of Perversion is about the controversial French erotic filmmaker Jose Benazeraf, who, now in his 70s, continues to make erotica.
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