History Creator / JessFranco

* ''Film/TheAwfulDrOrlof''

* BannedInChina: Many of his films were denied exhibition licenses in Spain for flaunting the Francoist regime censorship laws. Several also wound up the UK's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_nasty Video Nasties]] list.

* ProductionPosse: Often cast his muses/real-life partners Soledad Miranda and Lina Romay, and he co-directed several with the latter. Other actors he frequently worked with were Howard Vernon, Jack Taylor, Antonio Mayans, Paul Muller, Herbert Lom, Fred Williams, Creator/KlausKinski, Creator/ChristopherLee, Dennis Price, William Berger, and Maria Rohm. Many of his film were scored by Daniel White.

* ''Film/CountDracula''

* ProductionPosse: Often cast his muses/real-life partners Soledad Miranda and Lina Romay, and he co-directed several with the latter. Other actors he frequently worked with were Howard Vernon, Jack Taylor, Antonio Mayans, Paul Muller, Herbert Lom, Fred Williams, Creator/KlausKinski, Creator/ChristopherLee, and Maria Rohm. Many of his film were scored by Daniel White.

* AuthorAppeal: Eroticism, jazz music, mad scientists, mind control, and anti-authoritarian themes frequently factor into his films.

* AuthorAppeal: Eroticism, jazz music, anti-authoritarian themes, and mind control frequently factor into his films.

Jess Franco, also known as Jesús Franco, (born in May 12, 1930 in Madrid) was a Spanish director, writer, editor, actor and jazz musician famous for directed more than 200 films from 1957 to his death on 2013. His films are popular for mixing spy genre with sexploitation and horror, and the Vatican once named Jess Franco and Luis Buñuel as the most dangerous filmmakers in the world.

!!Works by Jess Franco include:

* ''Film/TheDiabolicalDrZ''
* ''Succubus''

* ''Film/VampirosLesbos''
* ''Film/VenusInFurs''
* ''Film/KissMeMonster''
* ''Film/OasisOftheZombies''
* ''Film/KillerBarbys''
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Franco was a Surrealist No Budget wunderkind living during the Nationalist rule of Spain by Generalissimo Franco. This led him to make heavily censored government propaganda films early in his career for commercial gain. But he soon grew critical and unfavorable with Franco's regime and so he made films across Europe helping to popularize such diverse Exploitation genres. His filmas also grew popularity in arthouses, porn theaters, ghetto {{Main/Grindhouse}}, drive-in's and eventually Mom & Pop home video stores. As a premiere Cult director, he has a hardcore fanbase of cinephiles who suspect he has big admirers in {{Hollywood Style}} directors of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Franco started his independent career as Assistant/2nd Unit Director for {{Orson Welles}}.

!!Tropes associated with this creator include:

* AllJustADream
* AllWomenAreLustful
* AuthorAppeal
* BDSM
* BettyAndVeronica
* BrainsAndBondage
* CampGay: The Photographer from ''Faceless'' comes to mind.
* CapitalismIsBad
* ChristianityIsCatholic: Also, the {{Corrupt Church}}
* ComedicSociopathy
* DaylightHorror
* DeterminedDefeatist
* DownbeatEnding: Almost all of his films
* DeathByMaterialism
* EvilLaugh
* ExistentialHorror
* Exotica
* FollowTheLeader: {{Luis Bunuel}}, {{Orson Welles}}, {{Mario Bava}}
* GainaxEnding: ''A Virgin Among the Living Dead''
* LesbianVampire: His most famous film is ''Vampyros Lesbos''! Also featured in ''Daughter of Dracula'', ''A Virgin Among The Living Dead'' and ''Female Vampire''
* LipstickLesbian
* MaleGaze
* MainstreamObscurity
* MedievalMorons: He typically names these recurring characters "Morpho" and sometimes plays them!
* MindScrew
* NobleSavage: ''Diamonds of Kilimanjaro''
* NostalgiaFilter: His films from the 60s and 70s look back to cinema of the 1930s a lot and his 80s and 90s work look back to the 60s and 70s.
* OldMaster: Became one. Also trained under ''Old Master'' Orson Welles. Also, helped inspire the look of Yoda. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9iNrfP24ec]]
* PoliceAreUseless
* PsychoLesbian: ''Nightmares Come At Night''
* ScareChord
* StylisticScaleOfRealisticVersusFantastic
* StylisticSuck
* TheAntiNihilist: In the directing of his lighter campier films
* TheBadGuyWins
* TheBaroness: He can't get enough of them
* TheMuse: Had many but Lina Romay was his longest and closest
* TheWorldOfSymbolism
* TomatoInTheMirror: ''A Virgin Among the Living Dead'', ''The Other Side of the Mirror''
* VillainProtagonist
* WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell

* AllADream

* StylisticScaleOfRealismVersusFantastic

* VillainProtagonist

* ChristianityIsCatholic: Also, the {{CorruptChurch}}

* FollowTheLeader: {{LuisBunuel}}, {{OrsonWelles}}, {{MarioBava}}

* CampGay
* GainaxEnding
* StylisticScaleOfRealismVersusFantastic

* AllWomenAreLustful

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Franco was a Surrealist No Budget wunderkind living during the Nationalist rule of Spain by Generalissimo Franco. This led him to make heavily censored government propaganda films early in his career for commercial gain. But he soon grew critical and unfavorable with Franco's regime and so he made films across Europe helping to popularize such diverse Exploitation genres. His filmas also grew popularity in arthouses, porn theaters, ghetto ''Main/Grindhouse'', drive-in's and eventually Mom & Pop home video stores. As a premiere Cult director, he has a hardcore fanbase of cinephiles who suspect he has big admirers in ''Main/Hollywood'' Style directors of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Franco started his independent career as Assistant/2nd Unit Director for ''Creator/Orson Welles''

Franco was a Surrealist No Budget wunderkind living during the Nationalist rule of Spain by Generalissimo Franco. This led him to make heavily censored government propaganda films early in his career for commercial gain. But he soon grew critical and unfavorable with Franco's regime and so he made films across Europe helping to popularize such diverse Exploitation genres. His filmas also grew popularity in arthouses, porn theaters, ghetto ''Main/Grindhouse, drive-in's and eventually Mom & Pop home video stores. As a premiere Cult director, he has a hardcore fanbase of cinephiles who suspect he has big admirers in ''Main/Hollywood Style directors of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Franco started his independent career as Assistant/2nd Unit Director for ''Creator/Orson Welles

Jess Franco, also known as Jesús Franco, (born in May 12, 1930 in Madrid) was a Spanish director, writer, editor, actor and jazz musician famous for directed more than 200 films from 1957 to his death on 2013. His films are popular for mixing spy genre with softcore porn and horror B-movies, and the Vatican once named Jess Franco and Luis Buñuel as the most dangerous filmmakers in the world.

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Jess Franco, also known as Jesús Franco, (born in May 12, 1930 in Madrid) was a Spanish director, writer, editor, actor and jazz musician famous for directed more than 200 films from 1957 to his death on 2013. His films are popular for mixing spy genre with softcore porn and horror B-movies.

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* ''Film/VampirosLesbos}}''

* ''{{Film/TheDiabolicalDr.Z}}''

* ''{{Film/Bloody Moon}}''
* ''{{Film/VampirosLesbos}}''
* ''{{Film/VenusInFurs}}''
* ''{{Film/KissMeMonster}}''
* ''{{Film/OasisOftheZombies}}''
* ''{{Film/KillerBarbys}}''