Three friends get lost in a forest and are led to an old convent by a monk. They experience personality shifts, with Cristina trying to seduce Alfonso, mirroring an old tale.
Is this worth a watch? If you have a thing for black-and-white gothic dread, then yeah, sure. If you need pacing that doesn't feel like a sleepy Sunday afternoon, you are going to hate it. It's for people who like movies that feel like they were dug up from a basement, dust and all. 👻 There is this one moment where t...
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Fernando de Fuentes
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"Is this worth a watch? If you have a thing for black-and-white gothic dread, then yeah, sure. If you need pacing that doesn't feel like a sleepy Sunday afternoon, you are going to hate it. It's for people who like movies that feel like they were dug up from a basement, dust and all. 👻 There is this one moment where the monk just... stares. It lasts forever. Maybe it’s meant to be ominous, but I just found myself looking at the texture of the stone walls behind him. They look like they were mad..."
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