Masque of the Red Death (La maschera della morte rossa) (1971)

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"DIR: Pavao Stalter, Branko Ranitovic SUMMARY: A castle full of hedonistic revelers gets a visit from Death himself. WHY IT'S HERE: Croatian Pavao Stalter and Serbian Branko Ranitovic's 'The Masque of the Red Death' is a grim, eerie and beautifully hand-painted adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's story, set against a backdrop of plague sufferers who are locked out of a castle where the residents live in unspeakable luxury. The intricacy of the artwork contrasts brilliantly with the stiff, sparing"