Dementia (1953)

Review: Dementia (1953)

Director: Mike Testin

Cast: Gene Jones, Kristina Klebe, Hassie Harrison, Peter Cilella, Richard Riehle,

Gene Jones
Gene Jones
Kristina Klebe
Kristina Klebe
Hassie Harrison
Hassie Harrison
Peter Cilella
Peter Cilella
Richard Riehle
Richard Riehle

Plot: Shot entirely without dialogue and filled with suggestive violence and psycho-sexual imagery, it's like a skid row expressionist thriller following the nocturnal prowling of a young woman haunted by homicidal guilt.

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Recent BFI releases

Recent BFI releases

Two new BFI releases present a variety of movies from the fringes of the industry – John Parker’s surrealist noir Dementia (1953), aka Daughter of Horror (1957), and Short Sharp Shocks, a collection of British theatrical shorts with […]

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