Hibi wrote: ↑February 15th, 2023, 3:37 pmWell they were still hanging people in England in the early 60s!kingrat wrote: ↑February 15th, 2023, 12:44 amThat was indeed shocking, brutal for a 1948 film and brutal for a civilized country in 1948.Bronxgirl48 wrote: ↑February 14th, 2023, 4:45 pm I saw KISS THE BLOOD OFF MY HANDS years ago but (mercifully) hardly remembered any of it. Seeing it Sunday morning after all that time made me realize why, lol. Outre, bizarre, awkward, silly, just plain weird. The cinematography is outstanding, though, and certainly contributes to the overall surreal, nightmarish quality of the story. "Sure, Burt, come right in through my window as I'm sleeping, do some gentle, goofy terrorizing then greet me politely the next day with "Hello, would you like to go on a date?"
I cannot get over the medieval punishment he receives in post-WWII England. Were they really whipping first-time offenders with cat-o-nine tails in 1948?
In America too -- with those IN COLD BLOOD killers I think.