Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde (Baker, 1971): BFI Southbank, NFT3, 6.15pm
This film, which also screens on September 28th, is part of the excellent Martin Scorsese's Hidden gems of British Cinema season at BFI Southbank. Details here. Tonight's screening is introduced by Sam Clemens, son of the screenwriter Brian Clemens.
BFI introduction:
Hammer’s third Jekyll and Hyde adaptation subverts the tale into a
candid exposé of male sexuality and desire. Into this, screenwriter
Brian Clemens gleefully throws a host of Victorian villains, including
Burke and Hare, and Jack the Ripper. The casting of Ralph Bates and Martine Beswick as
the titular pair is inspired and the latter, as Mrs Hyde, turns in a
performance of incredible sensuality laced with bloodlust.
Josephine Botting
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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