LOS PASAJEROS (1975) is a hard to find film for many reasons. It seems to have been barely released even in Spain and to have been the first of only two feature films directed by José Antonio Barrero. Mr. Barrero contributed the screen story for this effort as well so it seems logical to attribute the film’s quirks to his sensibilities. He appears to have been aiming this movie at the arthouse crowd couching his (supposedly) big statements in arch symbolic actions that often leave viewers scratching their heads. It may be that a Spanish filmgoer in the mid-1970’s would have been able to puzzle out the meaning of what happens onscreen but we might never know. Still, there are points of interest for the hardcore Naschy fan since Mr. Molina has a substantial role as the rich patron presiding over a house filled with subservient people. Naschy commands these visitors to his isolated home to act out scenes from plays while he watches. It’s all pretty weird!
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ReplyDeleteSham you deleted the above comments as I think you made some good points. Suffice to say that I agree that Red Lights is much superior to this film. I'd like to know what you thought of our episode on the film. We covered it in #44!
ReplyDelete"I neglected to mention that I watched this for the first time yesterday in a double feature with the infinitely superior "Red Light", a film deserving of a restoration and official reissue, perhaps in a hypothetical compilation of Naschy's best non-monster roles."
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