Black Past is a 1989 West German[1] splatter film written and directed by Olaf Ittenbach.[2][3] A shot-on-video film produced on an estimated budget of DM 10,000, its plot follows Tommy (Ittenbach), a young man who encounters a cursed mirror.[3]

Black Past
Home video cover
Directed byOlaf Ittenbach
Written byOlaf Ittenbach
Starring
  • Olaf Ittenbach
  • Andrea Arbter
  • André Stryi
Release date
  • 1989 (1989)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman
BudgetDM 10,000 (est.)

Reception

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A reviewer for Filmdienst gave the film a negative review.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Black Past (Director's Cut)". Filmdienst. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. ^ Halle, Randall; McCarthy, Margaret, eds. (2003). Light Motives: German Popular Film in Perspective. Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series. Wayne State University Press. p. 299. ISBN 978-0814330456.
  3. ^ a b Giesen, Rolf (2022). Golem, Caligari, Nosferatu: A Chronicle of German Film Fantasy. BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1629338521.

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