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Actor and writer Mark Gatiss embarks on a chilling voyage through European
horror cinema. From the silent nightmares of German Expressionism in the wake
of World War I to lesbian vampires in 1970s Belgium, from the black-gloved
killers of Italy's bloody Giallo thrillers to the ghosts of the Spanish Civil
War, Mark reveals how Europe's turbulent 20th century forged its
ground-breaking horror tradition. On a journey that spans the continent from
Ostend to Slovakia, Mark explores classic filming locations and talks to the
genre's leading talents, including directors Dario Argento and Guillermo del
Toro.
Reading that, you're going to be asking, "Where does Jeux Sans
Frontières fit into this programme?" - and the answer is right at the start,
when Gatiss is describing how Europe was seen in the 1970s from a British
perspective. He suggested that there were three dominant windows on the
continent - the Eurovision Song Contest, package holidays and Jeux
Sans Frontières. His comment was illustrated by a six-second clip from the
1977 JSF heat at Évry, France and depicted - aptly, considering the central
subject of the Horror Europa programme - Frankenstein's monster attempting to
catch a fleeing young girl. Stuart Hall's English language commentary could be
heard.
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