Short Night of Glass Dolls 2002 Horror Movie Review

“Short Night Of Glass Dolls” is a great

mystery.


Spoilers

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The plot is very interesting with

a 1970’s pop-culture idea of

individual freedom which is being

suppressed by a secretive conspiracy

of cold-war, communist fascists in

Chechoslavakia who use some sort

of occult sex-magic religion as their

underlying means of control.


It seems that young woman are being

kidnapped to tap into their sexual power

which is required by those in control

of the civil government and other

aspects of culture such as the arts.


The story is delivered as the memories

of a man who is apparently dead, but

remains somehow alive and conscious,

a zombie in the voodoo sense, made so

by the above mentioned cult,

which is another mystery not explained

until the end.


His girlfriend is missing and he

must find her.

The search leads him to the discovery

of the cult.

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If you like mysteries with lots of

culture and politics,

I’m sure this one will do.

Great cinematography, music (Morricone)

and pacing.


The ending pays off if you stay

with the slowly paced film.

There are excellent moments and

interesting characters throughout.


It is a very influential film as

it predates other popular

films with similar themes that

were loved by many whom I’m sure

never saw nor heard of this film.