La vie amoureuse de l'homme invisible (1971)

Director:

Pierre Chevalier

Writers:

Pierre Chevalier (screenplay)
Pierre Chevalier (story)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

God Help Us ... If They Rise Again!

Plot:

An evil scientist creates a murderous, invisible ape-man. |

Plot Keywords:

Ape Man | Evil | Evil Scientist | Desire | Sexual Perversion

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Howard Vernon	...	Le professeur Orloff
Brigitte Carva	...	Cécile Orloff
Fernando Sancho	...	Le garde-chasse (as Fernand Sancho)
Paco Valladares	...	Le docteur Garondet (as Francis Valladares)
Isabel del Río	...	Marie
Evane Hanska	...	La servante
Arlette Balkis
May Chartrette
Christian Forges
Eugène Berthier	...	Le vieux serviteur

Also Known As:

Dr. Orloff's Invisible Monster (USA)
Love Life of the Invisible Man (USA) (poster title)
Orloff Against the Invisible Man (USA)
Orloff and the Invisible Man (UK)
Orloff et l'homme invisible (France)
Orloff y el hombre invisible (Spain)
Secret Love Life of the Invisible Man (Canada: English title) (dubbed version)
The Invisible Dead (UK)

Runtime:

Spain:82 min | UK:91 min

Country:

France | Spain

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Ontario)

Company:

Célia Films

Movie Connections:

Follows El secreto del Dr. Orloff (1964)

Unique but predictable

Everyone else's reviews on here pretty much say what I would say, however, I wanted to add that that music score is quite impressive. I usually don't listen to the music in a film unless it strikes me and this one stuck me as being more than just boring background music. Also, the lighting they used really gave the movie a unique feel. It seemed like everyone was lit up brightly with a light right in their face. It added much needed color to the film. Without the color and music, this movie would have been very drab. Also, the "horror" nature of this film focuses on rape more than anything gory or gross. The rape scene with the maid was too much for me to watch, I had to close my eyes. It seemed to go on forever. Quite unsettling and distasteful. And the ape suit guy was hilarious. Very far from the "superior race" of people the doctor thought he was creating. It seemed like just a dumb ape to me.

3/10 because of the music, lighting and unintentional humor.