The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)
Nowadays, the name of Roger Corman is inextricably linked to his role as producer of a broad assortment of low budget schlock. Also, he's the man that produced about 100 films per year, so that output is all about quantity, not necessarily quantity. Things were not always thus. During the 60s, Corman also directed and he was responsible for a series of films based on tales by Edgar Allan Poe. This Poe-cycle is well worth the discovery, as it is all about mood, atmosphere and craftsmanship, as these films did receive a serious treatment by all parties involved. The results are there to see. 'The Tomb of Ligeia' may not be the absolute best in the series for a few reasons, but it still is good. It mostly boils down to the wonderful acting of one Vincent Price, who is as at home in Poe as a fish in water. Price plays Verden Fell, a man who lives alone with his servant in a dilapidated abbey after his wife Ligeia has passed away. He stays away from other people mostly and ...
