La residencia

1969 [SPANISH]

Action / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

17
IMDb Rating 6.8/10 10 5040 5K

boarding school southern france bullying teacher student relationship 19th century mother son relationship

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Plot summary

Southern France, 19th century. Teresa, a young girl, arrives at an isolated female boarding school that is tyrannically mastered by Mrs. Fourneau, the strict headmistress, whose protective shadow haunts Luis, her weak son.

Director

Narciso Ibáñez Serrador Photo
Narciso Ibáñez Serrador

Top cast

John Moulder-Brown Photo
John Moulder-Brown as Luis
Luan Peters Photo
Luan Peters as Small role
Víctor Israel Photo
Víctor Israel as Brechard
Lilli Palmer Photo
Lilli Palmer as Sra. Fourneau
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834.52 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
GP
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
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1.59 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
GP
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 10

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Wuchak 7 / 10

**_Sort of “Psycho” at a finishing school in

**_Sort of “Psycho” at a finishing school in the late 1800s_** During the Victorian Era, a new student (Cristina Galbó) is brought to boarding school for “difficult” girls in France, run by a strict headmistress (Lilli Palmer). Teresa has to deal with the mean girl in charge (Mary Maude) while befriending the teenage son of the headmistress (John Moulder-Brown). The situation takes a turn for the worse as girls go missing. A Spanish production, “The House That Screamed” debuted in Spain at the end of 1969 titled “La residencia” and didn’t make it to North America until 1971. It is a psychological youth drama that eventually throws in bits of horror. No, it's not an exact copy of “Psycho”; it has its uniqueness, but the similarities are there. So, it's an early slasher, but with less focus on kills and more on psychological drama/mystery. "Lust for a Vampire" came out a year later and had a similar milieu, just with the vampire angle. “Suspiria” was obviously inspired by it. Fans of "Lust for a Vampire," "Picnic at Hanging Rock," “Suspiria,” “The Woods” and “The Moth Diaries” should appreciate “The House That Screamed” since it’s _the_ template. It features the first ever close-up slow-motion murder in the history of Spanish cinema and was the highest-grossing film there at the time. The movie runs 1 hours, 38 minutes, and was shot in Madrid with exteriors of the school done 288 miles north of there at Palacio de Sobrellano in Comillas, Spain, which is on the Bay of Biscay. GRADE: B-/B
Reviewed by searchanddestroy-1 8 / 10

The DNA of the modern Spanish horror thriller cinema

An authentic bold and disturbing thriller for its time, during General Franco reign in Spain. And, we can see here many elements that we can find now in today's cinema, especially the Spanish gnre, involving teenagers.. Some lines may remind the Italian Giallo, but don't expect to see here a kind of SUSPIRIA; I recommand this awesome atmosphere, not very usual for this decade that will stick you to your seat.
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