Jesus Franco

Hello

do you know how nay films did C. Lee with the spanish director J. Franco ?
I know Bloody Judge & Dracula's nights (well, les nuits de Dracula in french, i don't know the correct title in english, sorry !)

thanks

F.xavier

[saruman12]

Jesus Franco and Christopher Lee C.B.E worked together in this movies :

-Blood of Fu Manchu, The (1968)
...aka Against All Odds (????) (USA: video title)
...aka Fu Manchu and the Keys of Death (1968)
...aka Fu Manchu and the Kiss of Death (1968)
...aka Fu Manchu's Kiss of Death (1968) (International: English title: literal title)
...aka Fu-Manchú y el beso de la muerte (1970) (Spain)
...aka Kiss and Kill (1969) (USA)
...aka Kiss of Death (1969) (USA: video title)
...aka Todesku

[Lamoreux]

Those of us who have seen a number of Jesus Franco films have, I imagine, formed our own opinions about his work. I'm curious, though, if Christopher Lee has ever made known his opinions of Mr. Franco's films or abilities as a director, writer and performer? Can any of you close to Mr. Lee offer any insights?

[John Farrell]

I can't remember from Mr. Lee's autobio or interviews whether he had any criticism of Franco's directorial style in terms of storyline and acting--but he was disappointed by Franco's reliance on zoom lenses--as opposed to the more standard tracking and dolly shots that one sees in higher budget films.

There's just no improving on moving the camera when it comes to creating a cinematic effect. Zooming was big in the 60s, even in Hollywood, but it looks stilted and cheesy now.

As my first film instructor taught me--"Always beware of Peter Pan and Zorba the Zoom."
No panning the camera, and no zooming the lense.

Best,

John F