An Italian city, 1860. During the carnival, Fortunato de Bettini mocks his friend Montresor who, humiliated, plans an elaborate and cruel revenge.
Acting
Quislán's Fortunato: drunk, loud, begging for his own tomb.
Production
Carnival chaos vs. crypt silence — Spanish Poe on a shoestring.
Director
Enrique López Eguiluz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
López Eguiluz shot this as one of Spain's first Poe adaptations, predating Corman's cycle by a decade. The carnival setting amplifies the Catholic guilt baked into Spanish horror.
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