At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964)
Directed by José Mojica Marins
Genres - Horror, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Supernatural Horror |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - Brazil |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Cavett Binion
Brazilian horror auteur Jose Mojica Marins both directs and stars in this hallucinogenic chiller (aka A Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma), playing a sadistic village undertaker named "Coffin Joe" who strikes fear into the hearts of pious townspeople through rape, mutilation and murder. Obsessed with continuing his bloodline by siring a child with his "ideal" woman, Joe first takes steps to eliminate his wife (with the help of a venomous tarantula), then sets his lecherous sights on his friend's gypsy fiancee. The horrid crimes that follow bring down the wrath of a gypsy curse, which comes to pass during a village celebration on November 2 -- the Day of the Dead. This is widely regarded to be the first horror film produced in Brazil.
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coffin, evil, hometown, legacy, sexual, sinister, son, street, supernatural-forces, woman