OUT-OF-COMPETITION CLAUSTROPHOBIA THEME; ARGENTO HONORED AS JURY CHAIR
Brian De Palma's Body Double will be screened at the Gerardmer 18th International Festival of Fantastic Film as part of a retrospective around the themes of "schizophrenia, claustrophobia, paranoia and other small joys of life." Body Double will play during "Claustrophobia Night," along with Roger Corman's The Pit and the Pendulum, William Friedkin's Bug, and James Wan's Saw. Other films in the retrospective include Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Roman Polanski's Repulsion, David Lynch's Lost Highway, David Cronenberg's Dead Ringers, Robert Wiene's The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari, Victor Fleming's Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, Richard Fleischer's The Boston Strangler, and Richard Kelly's Donnie Darko, among others. Dario Argento will chair the jury for the films in competition at the fest, which runs from today through January 30th. There will be a special screening of Argento's Suspiria, as well as an Italian giallo night featuring Argento's The Bird With The Crystal Plumage, Mario Bava's Twitch Of The Death Nerve, and Lucio Fulci's The New York Ripper.
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Updated: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 12:11 PM CST
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Updated: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 12:11 PM CST
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