Directors: Helene
Cattet, Bruno Forzani
Notable Cast: Elina
Lowensohn, Stephane Ferrara, Bernie Bonvoisin, Michelangelo Marchese, Marc
Barbe, Marine Sainsily, Herve Sogne, Pierre Nisse, Aline Stevens, Dorylia
Calmel, Marilyn Jess
Directors Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani have already
established themselves as vulgar auteur artists. Their first two films, giallo
inspired and mesmerizing horror films Amer
and The Strange Color of Your Body’s
Tears, did divide horror fans with their intense modern manipulation of
classic 70s Italian style, but in their efforts they have developed a devoted cult following. A following that I subscribe to. When the chance arose to see their
latest film, Let the Corpses Tan, at
the Denver Film Festival, I was immediately there. The audience was new to the
directors and their style, as indicated when the presenter asked who had seen
their work and I was the only one to raise my hand, and, in all honesty, Let the Corpses Tan was a good way to
introduce the audience to their work. It’s easily their most cohesive film when
it comes to being consumable for viewers and while it still retains their often-abrasive
moments of violence, eroticism, and dynamic narrative structures, the film has
a lot more dialogue, plot, and defined characters than any of their previous
work. And Let the Corpses Tan still
soars as an artistic endeavor.