Successive Slidings of Pleasure
Glissements progressifs du plaisir
A young woman is questioned by the police and the judges, suspected of being a modern witch. The girl who shared her apartment has been found dead, and a pair of scissors impaled through her heart, as she lay attached to the bedposts. Apparently, the girl does have powers, to make all people around her fall prey to her spell, glissing progressively into desire, lust, and the unknown.
Why it matters
A surreal descent into 1970s European folk horror, where witchcraft becomes a metaphor for repressed desire and societal judgment.
- Merges occult folklore with erotically charged psychological horror in a way only the ’70s could muster.
- A hypnotic, dreamlike atmosphere thick with dread and forbidden temptation, blurring reality and nightmare.
- For fans of Euro-horror’s more experimental side—think Jess Franco meets Barbet Schroeder’s early work.
- Practical effects and staging favor unsettling mood over gore, capturing a slow, creeping unease rather than shock.
Director
2 horror films in catalog
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
14
Slow Burn
100
Psychological
100
Supernatural
60
Creature
0
Disturbing
67
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
85
Survival
17
