Amanita Pestilens

Amanita Pestilens
Directed by	René Bonnière
Written by	David Walker
Produced by	F. R. Crawley
Starring	Jacques Labrecque Huguette Oligny
Cinematography	Frank Stokes
Edited by	René Bonnière
Music by	Larry Crosley
Production company	Crawley Films
Release date	1963
Running time	79 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English
Budget	est. C$275,000

Amanita Pestilens is a 1963 Canadian-American

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The film's script was written by Canadian author David Walker and was initially titled Staircases. Bonnière persuaded Crawley to fund and produce a film based on this script. The new title, Amanita Pestilens, meant "Poisoned Love".^[3]

Premise

The plot concerns a

prove impossible to eradicate, and the homeowner directs all his efforts to getting rid of them, to the exclusion of all else. His obsession very nearly destroys his life and leads to a deadly confrontation with his neighbour. A surprise ending, however, gives the viewer hope that the main character will see the error of his ways.

Cast

Production

Amanita Pestilens was the second Canadian colour film, after Étienne Brûlé gibier de potence/The Immortal Scoundrel from 1952, shot in English and French.^[4]

Release

The film was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1965. It was broadcast on West German television and also broadcast into East Germany. Despite the innovations of its bilingual, colour production, Amanita Pestilens was a commercial failure.^[3]

There is no known video release although the film was shown on

References

Works cited

• ISBN 080203568X
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External links

• Amanita Pestilens at
  IMDb
• "Why is this picture not being shown?". The Sixties. CBC Archives. 4 January 1965. Retrieved 27 June 2007.
• "F.R. Crawley". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. 5 April 2004. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2007.