"Violent, Repugnant and a Masterpiece": 'Henry', the Film that Put Us in Front of the Mirror
Forty years ago, 'Henry: Portrait of a Killer' was filmed, a wild and visionary chronicle of everyday, empty violence that had already gained cult status through the VHS tape trade before it was released in theaters.
Chris Carlo, owner of one of the first cinemas to show Henry: Portrait of a Killer in 1990, described the film as "very disturbing, made by very disturbed people". The film, directed by John McNaughton, was shot four years earlier and had become a classic before it was released in cinemas. Carlo screened it at midnight sessions, where many viewers walked out due to its violence.
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