Fans of '70s Folk Horror Need To Check Out This 2022 Experimental Mindbender

Rachel is a contributor at Collider who specializes in the horror genre. She was raised in Atlanta and moved to Colorado in 2016.

Enys Men is one of those movies that shows a stark contrast between critic and audience scores. On Rotten Tomatoes, critics gave the 2023 film an 86% fresh score, while audiences had a whopping 22% rotten score. This contrast makes sense, as anyone who went into Enys Men assuming it would be a modern, entertaining horror film was about to have their expectations thrown out the window.

What Film Techniques Were Popular in the 1970s? Close Most movies from the 1970s were visually distinct compared to film today. The film stock used created a grittier aesthetic that was far more grainy than what audiences are used to with digital cameras. Film cameras would often drift in and out of focus, and the lack of digital made it more costly to re-shoot scenes for visual perfection.

Culturally, the '70s marked the rise of independent cinema, partially due to evolving mainstream culture, but also due to the ending of the Hays Code restrictions that plagued American Cinema since the '30s. This led to films that felt more personal. Filmmakers took more risks and leaned in towards more experimental stories and effects, often using complex stories, non-linear timelines, and moral ambiguity.

All the technology in Enys Men is ancient compared to the age of A.I. and iPhones. Mary uses petrol to power a generator to get electricity at the cottage, her old radio is her only means of contact with the outside world, and at night, while the generator is off, she reads in bed by candlelight. Jenkin often brings attention to objects, either in nature or manufactured items that are outdated or no longer exist. Whether it’s the old radio, the generator, tea kettle, or cottage décor.

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