Carnival of Souls (1962)

Réalisateur:

Herk Harvey

Scénariste:

John Clifford (screen story)

Release Date:

2 novembre 1962 (Finland)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Accroche:

She Was A Stranger Among The Living.

Plot:

After a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival.

Plot Keywords:

Female Lead | Fairground | Ghost | Hallucination | Supernatural

Avis des utilisateurs:

Semi-Forgotten Classic

Ensemble

Candace Hilligoss	...	Mary Henry
Frances Feist	...	Mrs. Thomas, Landlady
Sidney Berger	...	John Linden
Art Ellison	...	Minister
Stan Levitt	...	Dr. Samuels
Tom McGinnis	...	Organ Factory Boss
Forbes Caldwell	...	Organ Factory Worker
Dan Palmquist	...	Gas Station Attendant
Bill de Jarnette	...	Mechanic (as Bill De Jarnette)
Steve Boozer	...	Chip, Man at Juke Box
Pamela Ballard	...	Dress Sales Lady
Larry Sneegas	...	Drag Racer
Cari Conboy	...	Lake Zombie
Karen Pyles	...	Dress Store Customer
T.C. Adams	...	Dancing Zombie

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Corridors of Evil (USA)
Carnaval des âmes, Le (France) [fr]

Durée:

78 min | 91 min (original version) | USA:84 min (director's cut)

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Son:

Mono

Classification:

USA:PG (re-release) (1990) | Finland:(Banned) (original rating) (1962) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (1991) | Canada:R (Manitoba) (2002) | Germany:12 | Finland:K-18 (re-rating) (1962) | Canada:AA (Ontario) (1990) | UK:X (original rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) (1997) | USA:Approved (original rating) | Australia:PG | Norway:16 | UK:15 (video rating)

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Centron Studios - 1621 W 9th Street, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

Company:

Harcourt Productions

Anecdotes:

Filmed in three weeks.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mary falls into her trance the night she is playing organ alone in church, we see that she is playing the organ's pedals with her bare feet. But when the minister interrupts her playing and fires her, and she gets up from the organ to leave the church, she is wearing black loafers. Then when she steps outside the front steps to meet the waiting neighbor guy, she is wearing white heels.

Guillemet:

Mrs. Thomas: You can take all the baths you want.

Connexions De Film:

Referenced in Soultaker (1990)

Semi-Forgotten Classic

Not many people know of this film, surprisingly--this is one of the most intelligently constructed and atmospheric horror (for lack of a better term) movies of all time. Whenever I do run across someone else who has seen this film, there is an instantaneous, unspoken understanding in regards to the enduring creepiness of this film.

My first viewing of COS occurred when I had inexplicably awoke in the middle of the night as a boy and switched on the TV. I had missed the opening minutes, but was powerfully drawn into the story. I sat transfixed until the shock ending, and think I just stared until after the sign off and following screen static. The next day I was not entirely sure I had actually watched this film or dreamed it--nobody else had ever heard of it and I never did catch the title (for some reason, its never shown much). Needless to say I was creeped out for days! Films that can affect one's sensibilities like this are golden! Find it and watch it in the middle of the night--alone.