Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi | Japan | 110 mins
Part of our Phantasmagoria Series.
The most berserk comedy-horror film ever made, the feverish House has everything. Malevolent fluffy cats, fingers without hands that play possessed pianos, even a flying head that bites unwary rear ends. Seven girls (with names like Gorgeous, Kung Fu, and Fantasy) go to visit the aunt of one of their group, and quickly encounter poltergeist phenomena pitched somewhere between Suspiria (1977), Jaws (1975), and a slapstick episode of Buffy on acid. Based on Japanese legends of Jikininki (hungry ghosts), House is completely impossible to predict, and may possibly be the most unforgettable movie you’ll ever see.
- Written by Scott Lang.
In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge that this screening takes place on Moh’kinsstis and the traditional Treaty 7 territory, as well as the oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. Finally, we acknowledge all Nations, Indigenous and non, who live, work and play, as well as help steward this land, honour and celebrate this territory.