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CINÉMATOGRAPHE FILMS PRESENTS SHANKS
1974
Director
William Castle
Starring
Marcel Marceau
Tsilla Chelton
Philippe Clay
Runtime
93 minutes
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Malcolm Shanks (played by the famous mime Marcel Marceau) is a deaf, mute, reclusive puppeteer who lives with his overbearing sister and her lush of a husband. The only source of joy in his harsh world is his puppets, which is noticed by a beguiling inventor named Dr. Baker (also played by Marceau), who promptly offers him a job as his assistant. Upon Dr. Baker’s sudden death, Shanks discovers that he can, with the aid of electrodes, reanimate the dead, bringing a new reality to their experiments.
The final film from gimmick-prone, American genre film icon William Castle (THE TINGLER, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL), SHANKS is a decidedly surrealist amalgamation of quirky fantasy and mid-70s character-driven horror. Anchored by a delectable dual performance from Marcel Marcau, with potently eerie camera work by 13 GHOSTS cinematographer Joseph F. Biroc and an atmospheric score by legendary composer Alex North, Cinématographe is proud to present William Castle’s often overlooked slice of mid- 70s alienation in its 4K debut from a brand new restoration from its original negative. This screening will be hosted by Cinématographe label head Justin LaLiberty!
ABOUT CINÉMATOGRAPHE:
Taking its name from the Lumière Brothers invention of the same name, Cinématographe is a new sub-label from Vinegar Syndrome that seeks to fill gaps in the canon of American cinema. Offering a mix of auteur driven studio films produced during the New Hollywood era of the late 1960s and 70s all the way through the indie boom of the 1980s and 90s, Cinématographe will explore the wide breadth of American moviemaking, spanning numerous genres and scales of production. Curated and produced by Vinegar Syndrome's Justin LaLiberty, each limited edition release will be housed in a specially designed, cloth-bound, media book with embossed foil titles and custom molded disc trays accompanied by a slipcase featuring newly commissioned art and an individually numbered J-card.
The final film from gimmick-prone, American genre film icon William Castle (THE TINGLER, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL), SHANKS is a decidedly surrealist amalgamation of quirky fantasy and mid-70s character-driven horror. Anchored by a delectable dual performance from Marcel Marcau, with potently eerie camera work by 13 GHOSTS cinematographer Joseph F. Biroc and an atmospheric score by legendary composer Alex North, Cinématographe is proud to present William Castle’s often overlooked slice of mid- 70s alienation in its 4K debut from a brand new restoration from its original negative. This screening will be hosted by Cinématographe label head Justin LaLiberty!
ABOUT CINÉMATOGRAPHE:
Taking its name from the Lumière Brothers invention of the same name, Cinématographe is a new sub-label from Vinegar Syndrome that seeks to fill gaps in the canon of American cinema. Offering a mix of auteur driven studio films produced during the New Hollywood era of the late 1960s and 70s all the way through the indie boom of the 1980s and 90s, Cinématographe will explore the wide breadth of American moviemaking, spanning numerous genres and scales of production. Curated and produced by Vinegar Syndrome's Justin LaLiberty, each limited edition release will be housed in a specially designed, cloth-bound, media book with embossed foil titles and custom molded disc trays accompanied by a slipcase featuring newly commissioned art and an individually numbered J-card.