Eyes of Fire

1983 : 1 hour 26 minutes

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Director: Avery Crounse

synopsis

In 1983, acclaimed photographer Avery Crounse made his debut as writer/director with what is considered to be the seminal American folk horror film. Misunderstood by audiences and mishandled by distributors, it has remained virtually unseen until now: On the 18th-century frontier, an adulterous preacher and his followers flee to 'the promised land' only to enter a valley of lust, madness, pagan vengeance and hallucinatory terror. "Bizarrely fascinating... Crounse's visual imagination is extraordinary, as if The Scarlet Letter collided with The Exorcist."—The New York Times

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