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Añade un argumento en tu idiomaA paranoid writer is unable to get started on his second novel. He hires a secretary and then his troubles really begin.A paranoid writer is unable to get started on his second novel. He hires a secretary and then his troubles really begin.A paranoid writer is unable to get started on his second novel. He hires a secretary and then his troubles really begin.
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- CuriosidadesThis was the only British made film to appear on the original DPP 72 list of video nasties and even made the final 39.
- PifiasWhen Martin picks Linda up from the station, the place where he parks the car is different to where it is when viewed from the pedestrian bridge.
- Versiones alternativasThe film was slightly cut when first released back in 1975. The recent reissue had almost 1 minute removed. Australian release was uncut
- ConexionesFeatured in Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010)
Reseña destacada
Before conducting any research I automatically assumed this film would be a blatant rip-off of the contemporary popular Rape & Revenge exploitation movies. Especially considering the alternate and much more savory-sounding title "House on Straw Hill", I honestly thought it would be a cheap and even sleazier rehash of both "Last House on the Left" and "Straw Dogs". Wrong
though not entirely! Basically, this IS some sort of sex and revenge movie, but not one that is playing in the same type of 70's league. "Exposé" is a more stylish, psychological and ambitious variant on the retaliation-theme, with a slow atmospheric building up and a lot of attention given to decors, locations and choreography. Makes sense, actually, as this is a prominent British production with a decent budget and proper cast including cult B-movie legend Udo Kier ("Flesh for Frankenstein", "Blood for Dracula") and Linda Hayden ("Blood on Satan's Claw", "Madhouse"). Paul Martin is a struggling writer, who's put under a lot of pressure to deliver a second novel because his debut novel was such an unexpectedly immense hit. Paul moved to a quiet and isolated countryside mansion for inspiration, but still struggles with writer's block and personal issues like nightmarish hallucinations when he makes love to his girlfriend. His agent arranges for a typist to come over and help him, but there's something dark and dangerous about this girl. Linda masturbates practically all the time and seems to have come to Paul Martin with a personal vendetta to settle. Try and avoid reading synopsis's around here on the website, as most of them bluntly reveal Linda's intentions and motivations. The story of "Exposé" is simplistic yet highly effective and compelling – albeit a little predictable – and it's an astonishingly beautiful movie to look at. Quite surprising fact that is, seeing the film got included in the infamous list of Video Nasties at one point. The settings and scenery are delightful and James Kenelm Clarke's direction is much more sophisticated than you would expect from this type of cinema. Certain sequences literally ooze with suspense, like when Paul drives his malfunctioning car down a mountain at high speed whilst the mysterious Linda seduces his girlfriend back at the mansion. The body count is rather limited, but the few moments of carnage are quite gruesome. The sex footage is lewd and gratuitous but nothing too extreme. Udo Kier is one handsome looking dude and Linda Hayden is one indescribably hot looking cult siren. Together, they form a fantastically enticing duo. Naturally, there also are a couple of obvious defects and shortcomings, like the underdeveloped character of Suzanne and the disappointing anti-climax in the cornfield.
- Coventry
- 20 may 2009
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- Fecha de lanzamiento
- País de origen
- Idioma
- Títulos en diferentes países
- House on Straw Hill
- Localizaciones del rodaje
- The Street, Hatfield Peverel, Essex, Inglaterra, Reino Unido(Exterior of paper shop)
- Empresa productora
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- Duración1 hora 24 minutos
- Mezcla de sonido
- Relación de aspecto
- 1.85 : 1
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