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Here's how Amazon describes the flick: Based on the book by the highly esteemed Count Jan Potocki, the film is reputedly a respectful, mostly faithful adaptation of this literary cat's cradle set in the weird fantasy landscapes of arid 17th Century Spain. Characters pop in and out of each other's stories with the random logic of a trip. The characters includes sexy ghost princesses, demon possessions, and many a corpse. The intriguing stylistic flourishes sit against the wonderful soundtrack, which was composed by Krzyszt Penderecki, famous for the scores of The Shining and Wild At Heart. "Meta within meta inside of meta on top of meta!" Discuss Motion Picture Purgatory in the Dread Central forums! 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Dec 17 "Buxom bisexual "Buxom bisexual temptesses"... I'm there! Login or register to post comments Submitted by PelusaMG on Thu, 12/17/2009 - 4:04pm. Dec 17 I own this one. Definitely I own this one. Definitely bizarre but that's what makes horror films from the 60's and 70's so great. Anything that makes me feel like I'm stoned without actually being stoned is a winner. Login or register to post comments Submitted by Floydian Trip on Thu, 12/17/2009 - 1:48pm. Comment viewing options Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes. 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