Rent Dementia (1953)
3.4 of 5 from 65 ratings
0h 56min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Come with me into the tormented, haunted, half-lit night if the insane. This is my world. Let me lead you into it. Let me take you into the mind of a woman who is mad. You may not recognize some things in this world, and the faces will look strange to you. For this is a place where there is no love, no hope...in the pulsing, throbbing world of the insane mind, where only nightmares are real, nightmares of the Daughter of Horror!
- Actors:
- Adrienne Barrett, Bruno VeSota, Ben Roseman, Richard Barron, Ed Hinkle, Lucille Rowland, Jebbie VeSota, Faith Parker, Gayne Sullivan, Shorty Rogers, Shelley Berman, Duane Grey, Jonathan Haze, Angelo Rossitto, Aaron Spelling
- Directors:
- John Parker
- Producers:
- John Parker
- Narrated By:
- Ed McMahon
- Writers:
- John Parker
- Aka:
- Daughter of Horror
- Studio:
- Orbit Media
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Horror, Thrillers
- Collections:
- A History of Cinemas in Films, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 19/10/2020
- Run Time:
- 56 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Newly recorded audio commentary on 'Dementia' by film critic and editor-in-chief of 'Diabolique' magazine, Kat Ellinger
- Daughter of Horror (1957, 55 mins): after being picked up by producer Jack H. Harris 'Dementia' was re-released as 'Daughter of Horro'r. Whilst also featuring music without dialogue, Harris made a number of edits and added narration by actor Ed McMahon
- Alone with the Monsters (1958, 16 mins): a study of people's unconscious cruelty to others, this bold experimental film was directed by Nazli Nour with cinematography by the great Walter Lassally
- Trailers from Hell: Joe Dante on Daughter of Horror (1957/2013, 2 mins)
- Before and After: Restoring Dementia (2015, 3 mins): a series of short clips from 'Dementia' that illustrate the work done by the Cohen Film Collection for their 2015 restoration
- 'Dementia' Trailer (2015)
- 'Daughter of Horror' Trailer (1957)
- Stills and Publicity Gallery
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Reviews (1) of Dementia
Effective and unique horror film - Dementia review by LC
This is a delightfully bonkers short horror film - zero dialogue, stylish cinematography, some pretty extreme content for the '50's, and a very off-kilter expressionistic feel. At times this almost feels like a precursor to a movie like 'Eraserhead' - recommended if you are looking for something unique.
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