The Blood

An apocalyptic vision of man after a cosmic catastrophe, this film is a terrifying metaphor of a dehumanized future. The Brazilian Cinema Novo, German expressionism of the twenties, and the ideologically motivated ‘cruelty’ of a Buñuel come together in this ferocious work of a French theatre collective – an ambitious, almost completely successful example of visual cinema at its best.

Director: Jean-Daniel Pollet

Cast: Claude Melki, Les Tréteaux Libres de Genève, Bernard Heymann, Jean-Marc Bassoli, Sylviane Fioramonti, Micheline Bovet, Lucien Matheron, Jean-Claude Praly

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.