1964 · gothic · witch · revenge
The Long Hair of Death
Directed by Antonio Margheriti1h 36m1964
In a 15th century village, a woman is accused of witchcraft and put to death. Her beautiful older daughter knows the real reason for the execution lies in the lord's sexual desire for her mother.
Our read: The Long Hair of Death (1964) reads as a heavy, measured, inventive gothic · witch · revenge entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, measured gothic / witch, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- intense
- bleak
- cold
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