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Angustia (Anguish) (1988)

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Poltergeist-purger Zelda Rubinstein toplines this interesting, twisty psycho-thriller from Spain, which makes clever (though repetitive) use of its movie-within-a-movie premise. As the star of the horror film "The Mommy," Rubinstein plays a mother who hypnotizes her son (Michael Lerner) into seeking more victims to supply her growing collection of human eyeballs. "The Mommy" seems also to exert a weird hypnotic effect on the audience watching it, particularly one impressionable fellow who

R, 1 hr. 25 min.

Art House & International, Horror

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Bigas Luna

Apr 25, 1999

Anchor Bay Entertainment

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a clever, if not wholly successful, slasher film that toys with the uncomfortable links between blood on the screen and blood in the audience

September 18, 2002 Comment
Q Network Film Desk
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Audience Reviews for Angustia (Anguish)

It may be that I just don't like Zelda Rubinstein all that much as, considering that it is basically just another low-budget slasher, this tries really hard to be an original and stylish film. The acting is more hit and miss than some people would have you believe though and the story itself is disjointed with a stupid

August 5, 2007
drblood

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Definently enjoyed this 'movie within a movie' '88 Horror Film from Spain. Stars Zelda Rubinstein (that weird looking lady from the poltergeist.) Plenty of trippy scary shit freak out sequences. I thought the gore was really well done. Realistic looking enough for the most part, with only a few exceptions. Some might

October 16, 2011
shitfaced8
Ed Fucking Harris

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Foreign Titles

  • Im Augenblick der Angst (DE)
  • Anguish (Angustia) (UK)
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