| Horsehead |
  | Starring: Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux, Catriona MacColl, Murray Head, Gala Besson, Fu’ad Aït Aattou Directed: Romain Basset Release Date: June 23, 2015 Run Time: 92 Minutes Format: Blu-Ray Distributor: Artsploitation Films | |
| Film Synopsis |
Haunting and horrific, surreal and shocking, HORSEHEAD is a new horror-fantasy that pays tribute to the classic European shockers of Dario Argento and Mario Bava while also remaining a unique film with its own vision, delivering unforgettable images that both disturb and enchant.
Director Romain Basset’s tale follows beautiful young Jessica (Lilly-Fleur Pointeaux) as she returns to her family’s countryside estate for her grandmother’s funeral. Haunted by recurring nightmares of a horse-headed monster, Jessica attempts to put her studies of “lucid dreaming” to good use, as she semi-consciously navigates through this dream landscape, trying to discover the secrets behind this sinister apparition. But Jessica must also cope with a hostile mother (The Beyond‘s Catriona MacColl), and the growing realization that the death of her grandmother was actually a suicide triggered by the woman’s past traumas and visions.
HORSEHEAD is a feverish, ethereal journey through the world of nightmares. – Artsploitation Films
| Audio/Video |
Audio Audio Language: English The Sound Quality is pretty good with tons of sound effects with load tones that also hit a good bass. Rating: |
Picture Quality Disc Format: Blu-Ray The Picture Quality is sharp, colorful and since the movie is more dark in tone the blacks look pretty good Rating: |
Note: Equipment used to watch the film can be found below
| Theatrical release Date: March 11, 2015 (France) |
| Blu-Ray Disc release Date: June 23, 2015 (USA) |
| Extras |
- INSIDE HORSEHEAD making of (60 minutes)
- Four short films (Bloody Current Exchange, Light Drowning, Remy, Faces & Landscapes of Beaujolais)
- Trailer
| My Thoughts |
Horsehead is a Beautiful Cinematic creation with great visuals, Picture Quality and sound that thumbs the walls at times. Yes it is visually good-looking and the story is decent, the Actress was hot but at times it seemed Jumbled with Lucid dream takes which I liked but it became a Little confusing. Speaking of Confusing the ending was just that with the Main Girl Jessica….Let me hold up and not say so I don’t spoil it for you.
The Film had a ton of close up shots with great lighting and overall dark. At times we get some brief Nudity and Now I look back Not a ton of Dialog. The film is Basically about Lucid dreaming with a ton of symbolism that may not connect to an Average Viewer. The Acting was good but Not great and the pacing of the film seemed slow. Lost of quick cuts make up for half the movie and I feel the film will hit the Artistic Movie viewer more.
Overall I did enjoy the film with the artistic visuals, the sharpness and cinematography, great sounds along with the cool looking Horsehead creature person man. Yes its seemed slow and at times it makes you think which still has me thinking what the ending was supposed to mean. But I feel if you like visually good-looking dark movies with great colors and dream sequence shots that run back to back, you might enjoy this film too.
With that said I give the film a 3.5 out of 5. Don’t skip the Quality if you go for this film. Get the Blu-Ray and turn your home theater up to get the walls moving some.
| Rating – 5 Star System |
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| Trailer |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6alVnCTBX5g
| Buy Film |
 | Blu-Ray $2o.69 | |
| DVD $18.99 |
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