Jess Franco

1960s–2000s·11 films

Most prolific exploitation director — 200+ films. Recurring actresses (Lina Romay, Soledad Miranda, Alice Arno, Chantal Broquet), jazz scores, dreamlike aesthetic.

His best work has a hypnotic erotic poetry nobody else achieves.

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Filmography

Succubus

1968

Franco

Nightclub performer loses reality. Franco's most Lynchian.

Venus in Furs

1969

Franco

Dead woman haunts killers. Soledad Miranda.

Eugenie

1970

Franco

De Sade adaptation. Gateway to Eurosleaze.

She Killed in Ecstasy

1971

Franco

Miranda's revenge masterpiece. She died months later.

A Virgin Among the Living Dead

1973

Franco

Surreal ghost film. Dream logic.

Female Vampire

1973

Female Vampire

1973

Franco

Lina Romay as mute vampire. Hypnotic.

The Perverse Countess

1974

The Perverse Countess

1974

Franco

Arno and Romay. De Sade inspired.

The Hot Nights of Linda

1975

Franco

Romay in gothic island mystery.

Barbed Wire Dolls

1976

Franco

Women-in-prison. Franco's WIP entry.

Ilsa, the Wicked Warden

1977

Franco

Franco's take on nazisploitation.

Bahía blanca

1984

Franco

Late-period coastal noir.

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