His most well-known film, Les Tueurs fous, is based on a grim true crime case from 1971, when two young Frenchmen randomly shot passersby over ten days. The film is not an indictment of juvenile delinquency but rather a stark and chilling portrayal of two amoral individuals carving a bloody path through Brussels. Critics at the time condemned the film for its brutality and lack of ethics. In this sense, Les Tueurs fous was ahead of its time and can be considered a forerunner of the serial killer films that would later become wildly popular.

His second film is the eccentric Mama Dracula. Professor Van Bloed is invited to an international hematology congress organized by Countess Dracula in a small Transylvanian village. Played by Louise Fletcher, the countess is the mother of twins who run the fashion store Vamp, a front to lure in virgins whose blood is used for her daily rejuvenating baths. Cheesy jokes, gratuitous nudity, and exaggerated caricatures make up the core ingredients of this guilty pleasure to be enjoyed without moderation.

ExpoBoris Szulzinger
Boris Szulzinger Archives
14.03 > 31.30 - Foyer CINEMATEK

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