Criterion Adds Val Lewton Double Feature to the Collection | DVD/Blu-Ray | Roger Ebert
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from Roger Ebert4 months ago
"The Seventh Victim" opens with a misattributed epigraph from John Donne, capturing producer Val Lewton's obsession with mortality and deeply poetic vision of horror.
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Lewton's films, including "I Walked With a Zombie" and "The Seventh Victim," offer an intriguing consistency of style, reflecting his creative control over RKO’s horror output.
Roger Eberthttps://www.rogerebert.com/dvd-blu-ray/criterion-adds-val-lewton-double-feature-to-the-collection
Fed up with expensive productions like "Citizen Kane," RKO sought Lewton to create low-budget horror films, resulting in classics that stood out for their unique artistic approach.
Roger Eberthttps://www.rogerebert.com/dvd-blu-ray/criterion-adds-val-lewton-double-feature-to-the-collection
Despite their low budgets, Lewton's horror films like "I Walked With a Zombie" and "The Seventh Victim" remain visually stunning and share thematic depths rarely found in the genre.
Roger Eberthttps://www.rogerebert.com/dvd-blu-ray/criterion-adds-val-lewton-double-feature-to-the-collection
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