With delirious visuals conjured by cinematographer Jaroslav Kučera (Daisies,Diamonds of the Night) and often described as ‘the last film of the CzechoslovakNew Wave’, Juraj Herz's delirious tale of terror is a surreal phantasmagoria of dark desires and splintered minds –a twisted Czech take on What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and Poe's The Black Cat.
Based on a short story by Aleksandr Grin, (the 'Russian Poe'), Morgianais the story of twin sisters, Klára and Viktoria who live a life of decadent opulence, somewhere in the late 19th century. Klára is charming, trustingand beautiful, whilst Viktoria is wicked, sadistic, bursting with hate and jealousy -and who hatches a terrible revenge by slowly poisoning her more popular sister. As the toxin takes hold, Klára begins to lose grip on her sanity...
Part fairytale, part Gothic horror, Morgiana is a full-blown hallucinatory experience from the director of the chilling The Cremator, Oil Lamps and Beauty and the Beast.
"An elegant, beautifully executed,post-’60s essay on sex and repression" Time Out
Extras
Morgiana (1972) presented from a new HD transfer from the best existing original materials created by the Czech National Film Archive.
An exclusive filmed interview with director Juraj Herz (2010).
A Projection Booth audio commentary with Mike White, Kat Ellinger and Ben Buckingham.
Booklet featuring writing on the film by Daniel Bird and Dr Ian Conrich.
