Deep within the underbelly of Paris, there is a club which is the home of a secret, wicked society. At first it resembles an ordinary fetish or Goth nightclub, but within the cavernous build... Read allDeep within the underbelly of Paris, there is a club which is the home of a secret, wicked society. At first it resembles an ordinary fetish or Goth nightclub, but within the cavernous building are many hidden rooms, one of which is known as "The Room of Souls," a private gatheri... Read allDeep within the underbelly of Paris, there is a club which is the home of a secret, wicked society. At first it resembles an ordinary fetish or Goth nightclub, but within the cavernous building are many hidden rooms, one of which is known as "The Room of Souls," a private gathering place of the world's richest and most evil people. Their host is the elegant yet fright... Read all
- Pig Girl
- (as Melissa Heflin)
- …
- Directors
- Jeremy Kasten
- Uwe Boll(segment Basement)
- Ruggero Deodato(segment Bridge)
- Writers
- Carlo Baldacci Carli(segment Tophet Quorom)
- Ruggero Deodato(segment Bridge)
- Anthony DiBlasi(segment Mother May I)
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- TriviaCompleted in 2014, the film has been screened at various festivals across the world (often in its incomplete form), but has never been officially released on home video. There has been various theories as to why, including conflict between the directors. The film is scheduled to finally debut in that medium via Unearthed Films in 2020.
But alas, alas "The Profane Exhibit" unexpectedly turned out to be the biggest and saddest disappointment in many years, and to be quite honest, I still haven't fully recovered from how bad it actually is, even though it has been 3 days since my viewing now. It's fairly simple to see what went totally wrong here, in fact. The whole film, the entire project, is utterly soulless. None of the directors (except maybe for Uwe Boll) used even 10% of their skills and talents, and probably just considered their short stories as an annoying side activity. The different chapters, approximately ten minutes each, are gory and depraved for sure, but they completely lack content, atmosphere, coherence, suspense and even proper common sense. In case you're exclusively looking for brainless bloodshed and perversity, you might still enjoy "The Profane Exhibit", but if you expect a minimum of structure and/or quality story-telling, you will feel cheated. For what concerns the directors I looked forward to, I can be very brief and bitter. Ruggero Deodato's segment isn't worth mentioning, Marian Dora's tale was downright incomprehensible and Sergio Stivaletti's chapter was watchable but weak. With the exception of Nacho Vigalondo's contribution, which is mediocre at best, I can't even bother to mention the remaining short stories. As much as it hurts, I wish to prevent fellow genre fanatics from watching this embarrassing trash, or at least forewarn them not to expect too much.
- Coventry
- Apr 17, 2014
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- Also known as
- Светская вечеринка
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- Budget
- $500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color