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Carnival of Souls (DVD)

Candace Hilligoss (actor), Sidney Berger (actor) and Herk Harvey (director)
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Synopsis

The first feature from Harvey, who had previously made industrial and promotional films for the Centron Corporation in Lawrence, Kansas, CARNIVAL OF SOULS developed a cultlike following despite being rarely screened for nearly thirty years. The TWILIGHT ZONE-esque tale of a woman who is in a car crash, only to find herself being pursued by spirits, the film's strength is its ability to sustain a very disturbing atmosphere with little more than some makeup, an eerie organ score and spare black-and-white photography. Harvey achieved his stated mission: for the film to have the "look of a Bergman" and the "feel of a Cocteau."

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Review

Los Angeles Times, 04/20/1990, p.F6, "...A genuinely creepy movie....In its own quietly lurid way, CARNIVAL OF SOULS is a sophisticated piece of character psychology..."

New York Times, 07/19/1989, p.C14, "...Cult horror....Carries an eerie chill..."

USA Today, 05/19/1990, p.3D, "...This black-belt cult item feels a lot like a vintage Twilight Zone episode..."

Title Note

Film debuts for entire cast.

VidAmerica's release of "Carnival of Souls" was taken from a newly-struck 35mm print of the complete 80-minute director's cut. Other versions of the film exist, most taken from inferior prints and only running 73 minutes.

Filmed on location in Salt Lake City, Utah, and in Lawrence, Kansas, and at the Centron Studios in Lawrence. Centron made industrial, educational, and social guidance films in the 1950's and 1960's, employing director Herk Harvey, screenwriter John Clifford, and most of "Carnival"'s technical staff. Director Robert Altman also made industrial films for Centron during this period.

Estimated budget: $30,000.

Release Note

DVD Features:

Region 1 Encoding
Keep Case

Features Disc 1:
Documentary on the 1989 Reunion of Cast and Crew
Rare Outtakes Accompanied by Gene Moore's Organ Score
Theatrical Trailer
Iluustrated History of the Saltair in Salt Lake City
THE CARNIVAL TOUR: Video Update on the Film's Locations

Features Disc 2:
Extended Director's Cut
Audio Commentary by Screenwriter John Clifford and Late Director Herk Harvey
Excerpts From Films Made by the Centron Corporation and Industrial Film Company
Essay on the History of Centron from MENTAL HYGIENE, Ken Smith's Book on Industrial and Educational Filmmaking
Tom Weaver's Printed Interviews with Harvey, Clifford, and Star Candace Hillgloss (Illustrated with Vintage Photos and Memorabilia)

Product Notes

Made in 1962 on an extremely low budget, Herk Harvey's classic CARNIVAL OF SOULS has become legendary for its ability to create a tensely creepy atmosphere with virtually no special effects. A young woman (Candace Hilligoss) is involved in a car crash when her car falls off a bridge while drag racing with some friends. After she pulls herself from the river, she moves to a new town to take a job as a church organist. Meanwhile, a distinctly eerie and hollow-faced man seems to be following her wherever she goes, while an abandoned lakeside amusement park beckons her with an almost gravitational pull. The effective organ score enhances the film to great effect, as do the bleak landscapes of Utah's salt flats.

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