Docteur Jekyll et les femmes
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Docteur Jekyll et les femmes is a 1981 French horror film directed by Walerian Borowczyk
. The film is a variation on Robert Louis Stevenson
's story Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and stars Udo Kier
, Marina Pierro
and Howard Vernon
.
The film was released in France in 1981 and won the award for "Best Feature Film Director" at the 1981 Sitges Film Festival for Borowczyk.
), where the doctor is being feted prior to his engagement to the austere Miss Fanny Osborne (Marina Pierro
). The guests arrive and are various dignitaries and officials. After a meal, the doctor is summoned to his laboratory, to get the his will. He returns to the living room when a scream is heard where Victoria Fanny and the guests discover that she was raped.
Walerian Borowczyk
Walerian Borowczyk was a Polish film director. He directed 40 films between 1946 and 1988. His career as a film director was mainly in France.-Biography:...
. The film is a variation on Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Stevenson
Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist and travel writer. His best-known books include Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde....
's story Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and stars Udo Kier
Udo Kier
Udo Kier is a German actor, known primarily for his work in horror and exploitation movies.-Early life:...
, Marina Pierro
Marina Pierro
Marina Pierro is an Italian actress who often worked with Walerian Borowczyk. One of her most notable roles was in the 1982 French horror La Morte Vivante, directed by Jean Rollin.-Filmography:-External links:...
and Howard Vernon
Howard Vernon
Howard Vernon was a Swiss actor.Vernon was born Mario Lippert to a Swiss father and an American mother and was fluent in German, English, and French...
.
The film was released in France in 1981 and won the award for "Best Feature Film Director" at the 1981 Sitges Film Festival for Borowczyk.
Plot
Dr. Henry Jekyll (Udo KierUdo Kier
Udo Kier is a German actor, known primarily for his work in horror and exploitation movies.-Early life:...
), where the doctor is being feted prior to his engagement to the austere Miss Fanny Osborne (Marina Pierro
Marina Pierro
Marina Pierro is an Italian actress who often worked with Walerian Borowczyk. One of her most notable roles was in the 1982 French horror La Morte Vivante, directed by Jean Rollin.-Filmography:-External links:...
). The guests arrive and are various dignitaries and officials. After a meal, the doctor is summoned to his laboratory, to get the his will. He returns to the living room when a scream is heard where Victoria Fanny and the guests discover that she was raped.