Felonious Monks
2 Episodes
Monks, mystery, and brooding gothic atmosphere abound in two monastery-set works of expressionist horror from the dawn of Mexican cinema’s golden age. A haunted cloister awash in chiaroscuro shadows is the setting for the macabre thriller THE PHANTOM OF THE MONASTERY, an early triumph from Fernando de Fuentes, often cited as the most important Mexican director of the 1930s. Another master stylist, Juan Bustillo Oro (who wrote THE PHANTOM OF THE MONASTERY), directs DOS MONJES, an intense, vividly stylized melodrama that employs an audacious flashback structure to reveal the tragic connection between two monks.
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1:25:25Episode 1
The Phantom of the Monastery
Episode 1
Directed by Fernando de Fuentes • 1934 • Mexico
Starring Marta Roel, Enrique del Campo, Carlos VillatoroLost in the forest, a trio of hikers enmeshed in an adulterous love triangle take refuge in a strange monastery that seems frozen in time. As bizarre portents—a bat-shaped shadow without a so...
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1:20:33Episode 2
Dos monjes
Episode 2
Directed by Juan Bustillo Oro • 1934 • Mexico
Starring Víctor Urruchúa, Carlos Villatoro, Magda HallerThis vividly stylized, broodingly intense early Mexican sound melodrama by Juan Bustillo Oro hinges on an audacious flashback structure. When an ailing monk recognizes a new brother at his cloi...