
	Overview Synopsis Cast & Crew Critics' Reviews User Reviews Trailers & Clips Photos News Similar Movies Showtimes & Tickets Awards & Nominations On DVD

Wax Mask

Overview

Critics' Rating:

read review

Avg. User Rating:

1 rating

Your Rating:

write a review

1hr 35min

Genre:

Horror

Release:

1997

Director:

Sergio Stivaletti

Distributor:

Image Entertainment

Starring:

Gabriella Giorgetti, Robert Hossein, Gianni Franco ...more

Synopsis: In the grand tradition of Britain's Hammer low-budget horror films of the '60s, this Gothic and gory chiller is the third screen version of Gaston Leroux's tale The Wax Museum. The prologue is set in turn-of-the-century Paris at New Years. Just as the bells ring out, a young sleeping couple are attacked by a hooded figure whose hand has been replaced by a fearsome steel claw. Their gruesome deaths are witnessed by their unseen little girl. The story moves ahead 12 years and moves to a Roman brothel ... Full Synopsis

Critics' Reviews View Full Reviews
	Jason Buchanan, AMG Review An interesting variation on the classic Gaston Leroux story, which was also the inspiration for the 1953 3-D classic House of Wax, Maschero di cera is an interesting footnote in the ushering of Italian horror into the new millennium. Though it shows little progress in development of plot over style (a notorious criticism of Italian horror), the fact that it was intended to be the first partnering of ... Full Review

Similar Movies View All (7)
	Charlie Chan at the Wax Museum (1940) Crucible of Terror (1972) House of Wax (1953) Midnight at the Wax Museum (1936) The Mystery of the Wax Museum (1932) Waxwork (1988)

Movie data provided by:


	Hotmail Messenger My MSN Download IE8 Airfares & Travel Autos Careers & Jobs City Guides Cooking Dating & Personals Games Health & Fitness Horoscopes Lifestyle Maps & Directions Money Movies Music News Real Estate/Rentals Shopping Sports Tech & Gadgets TV Weather White Pages Wonderwall Yellow Pages MSN Directory