Moon and Midnight (1970)

Director
Pierre Philippe

Main cast
Sylvie Fennec; Béatrice Arnac; Daniel Emilfork; Jacques Portet; Laurent Vergez

Genres
Horror

Description
A woman marries into a family of insane psychopaths in this bizarre French horror film with strong sadomasochistic overtones.


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