{"id":2119,"date":"2007-01-16T14:11:48","date_gmt":"2007-01-16T21:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2119"},"modified":"2021-01-21T11:36:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T18:36:35","slug":"house-that-screamed-the-la-residencia-1969","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2119","title":{"rendered":"House That Screamed, The \/ La Residencia (1969)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;If they want to escape, they will &#8212; this is a boarding school, not a prison!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/House-That-Screamed-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/House-That-Screamed-Poster-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-28473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/House-That-Screamed-Poster-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/House-That-Screamed-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/House-That-Screamed-Poster.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA mysterious killer threatens teenage girls at an authoritarian boarding school run by Lilli Palmer.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boarding School<\/li>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>Murder Mystery<\/li>\n<li>Sexual Repression<\/li>\n<li>Serial Killers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this &#8220;scary gothic horror film&#8221; &#8212; recognized today as a definitive example of modern European slasher flicks &#8212; is skillfully directed by Narcisco Ibanez Serrador, &#8220;particularly during [the] terrifying murder scenes&#8221;. Unfortunately, it suffers from noticeable dubbing, a plethora of boarding-school stereotypes (harsh headmistress, sexually repressed young teens), and too many protagonists (it&#8217;s hard to tell the girls apart at times). One watches primarily for the atmospheric chills, the spooky cinematography, and the impressive set designs. While the identity of the killer doesn&#8217;t come as much of a surprise, the final scene nonetheless remains startling. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lilli Palmer as the grim, authoritarian headmistress<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/House-That-Screamed-Palmer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/House-That-Screamed-Palmer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/House-That-Screamed-Palmer.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/House-That-Screamed-Palmer-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/House-That-Screamed-Palmer-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/House-That-Screamed-Palmer-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Many moments of well-directed tension<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/House-That-Screamed-Tension.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/House-That-Screamed-Tension.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/House-That-Screamed-Tension.jpg 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/House-That-Screamed-Tension-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/House-That-Screamed-Tension-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/House-That-Screamed-Tension-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but film fanatics may be curious to check it out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0064888\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.communistvampires.com\/horror\/House%20That%20Screamed.htm\">Communist Vampires Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mondo-digital.com\/housescreamed.html\">Mondo Digital Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If they want to escape, they will &#8212; this is a boarding school, not a prison!&#8221; Synopsis: A mysterious killer threatens teenage girls at an authoritarian boarding school run by Lilli Palmer. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Boarding School Horror Murder Mystery Sexual Repression Serial Killers Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: As Peary notes, this &#8220;scary gothic horror film&#8221; &#8212; recognized today as a definitive example of modern European slasher flicks &#8212; is skillfully directed by Narcisco Ibanez Serrador, &#8220;particularly during&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2119\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2119"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64943,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2119\/revisions\/64943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}