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(aka "El asesino no está solo" or "The Killer is Not Alone")
Directed by Jesús García de Dueñas
Spain 1975
Julio, the only son of a wealthy businessman, living in the coastal city of
Avilés in the north of Spain, is a young man with many problems, including a
pathological fear of women due to a psychological trauma he suffered during his
childhood. One night, as he prowls the sleazier quarters of the city, he picks
up a prostitute and follows her to a seedy hotel room. As she tries to arouse
him to action, he responds violently, garroting her with a length of piano wire,
leaving her dead on the bed, covered with blood. *** A psychologically damaged young man murders young women who sexually excite him. |
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Theatrical Release: November 3rd, 1975
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Runtime | 1:25:10.083 | |
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DTS-HD Master
Audio Spanish 1592 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1592 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 /
48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 256 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 256 kbps / DN -31dB |
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Subtitles | English, None | |
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Release Information: Studio: Mondo Macabro
1.85 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 30,911,607,923 bytesFeature: 24,787,777,536 bytes Video Bitrate: 34.99 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details: • Audio commentary by Troy Howarth and Rodney Barnett • Interview with Angel Sala, director of the Sitges Film Festival (23:20) • Original trailer (3:58)
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On their
Blu-ray,
Mondo Macabro use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (16-bit) in the
original Spanish language. The Killer Is Not Alone
has a sound queue identifying the trauma of the youth in flashback -
leaning on dissonant stabs and train whistles, tying his past to his
present unraveling. Plus there are a few effects including screams
exported with modest depth. The functional score was credited in the
film’s opening titles to Carmelo Bernaola, a respected Spanish composer
known for his work in film and classical music during the mid-20th
century. The music sounds very typical of the era’s European thrillers
although no where near as stylized as Morricone or Goblin's
Giallo compositions. It is
effective in supporting the film in the lossless transfer. Mondo Macabro offer optional English subtitles
on their Region FREE
Blu-ray.
The Mondo Macabro
Blu-ray
The Killer Is
Not Alone
is a Spanish psychological thriller directed by Jesús García de Dueñas,
marking a curious footnote in 1970s European genre cinema. Made during
the twilight of Francoist Spain, this 85-minute film blends elements of
horror, drama, and proto-giallo vibes, though it sidesteps the Italian
subgenre’s flashier tropes. It’s a slow-burn oddity - less about gore,
more about mood - that’s gained a cult flicker thanks to this new Blu-ray
release from Mondo Macabro. The story follows Julio (David Carpenter), a
rich kid with a fractured psyche, who slits a prostitute’s throat with a
wire hidden in a rhinoceros trinket after she tries to seduce him.
Traumatized by a murky childhood event - flashed back in disjointed
snippets - he’s got a lethal aversion to women who stir his desires.
Fleeing to Madrid, he holes up in a boarding house run by Dolores (Spanish
actress, bailaora - aka flamenco dancer -
Lola Flores,) a dancer instructor and single
mom. There, he meets her daughter Mónica (Teresa Rabal
- Buñuel's
Viridiana,), sparking a
tentative romance that teeters on danger as his killing urge grows. The
cast rounds out with American actor James Philbrook (I
Want to Live!,
Woman Obsessed,
and 1964's The Thin
Red Line) as his aloof dad and
Austrian actress and producer Maria Rohm (Eugenie…
The Story of Her Journey into Perversion,
Count Dracula,
And Then There Were None,)
pulling triple duty - playing the opening victim, a housemate hooker,
and Julio’s old babysitter in wig-swapping cameos. Dueñas, a documentary
vet stepping into features, crafts a film that’s more introspective than
slash-happy. The killer’s revealed upfront - no whodunit here - shifting
focus to his inner mess. Cinematographer José Luis Alcaine (Women
on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) washes it together with
Málaga’s Holy Week processions adding a cynical backdrop - hooded
penitents clashing with Julio’s secular sins. It’s stylish but
restrained - think close-ups of eyes and shoes (a fetish nod) -and the
pacing drags if you’re expecting bloodbath intensity. I was very
happy with the Mondo Macabro Blu-ray
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