The Iron Rose (1973) by Jean Rollin

[cranefly]

A young couple out for a walk decide to explore a cemetery.  As darkness falls, they discover that they can't find their way out.

There's not a whole lot to this film.  It's really all atmosphere.  And WTF, what cemetery custodian would allow Rollin to film like this?  Because there's some action involved, and things get knocked over, or broken.  Maybe those were set pieces seamlessly introduced, but if so, Rollin is a genius.

The young couple do change as the night progresses, with the flighty girl becoming ever more at home with the cemetery, while the brave boy gets ever more freaked by the place, and by the girl's increasing contentment there.

Not much nudity here, and only a modicum of plot.  No vampires or other supernatural elements.  Though very atmospheric and brilliantly shot as usual, I felt short-changed with this one.

Oh, there's a clown.  Not that it amounts to much, but there's always a clown.

[Note: I've used up my monthly viewings on Kanopy, will have to wait until June 1 to resume this retrospective.]

[Drunk Monk]

Note: I've used up my monthly viewings on Kanopy, will have to wait until June 1 to resume this retrospective.

Do you get 8 a month via Kanopy through your library?  That's what we get. I've yet to try it.

We just moved the TV to the north side of the bungalow to pick up better wifi.

[cranefly]

I only get 7 a month from Kanopy.  I think they know what I watch and have hit me with a perversity penalty.

Seriously, how does Santa Cruz rate?

For Hoopla, I've been allowed just 4.  But suddenly it's up to 10 -- maybe as a coronavirus nicety?

LCF signed up for Kanopy as well, but isn't watching stuff.  I could use her account, but it involves logging out of mine and into hers, reconnecting to the TV with a special code.  Too much bother right now.  But I might try that down the road.

[Drunk Monk]

I haven't started with Hoopla yet. I only logged into Kanopy and haven't started watching anything there so I don't know how it actually goes yet. There's a meter in the upper right hand corner that says I have 8 tho.