1334

1334, it may say nothing to a lot of people but those who are fond of the Gothic scene and are into Christian Death they do know what 1334 stands for. It was used by Rozz Williams toward his death in 1998. He never explained what it was really about but it had to do something with the black death. Even as it was in 1347 that it arrived in Europe and the worst years were between 1348 and 1350. Still, from the early nineties Rozz starts signing with 1334. He even had a band with that name and it even appeared in Every King A Bastard's Son. I was lucky to meet Rozz when he was performing in Bruges late nineties and he in fact signed my CD with 1334.

The short movie 1334 has a weird opening. It was shot at Rozz his apartment in 1997. Followed by an actual reconstructed suicide at the same apartment. Of course it isn't Rozz we do see commit suicide but the actor Bill Oberst Jr who you can see in a lot of horror flicks. He added of course the same tattoos of Rozz to look like him. From there on we do move in some kind of ghost story and towards the end the actors walk into a painting of Breughel concerning the black death.

The soundtrack was created by Dante White Aliano who we also see in this flick. Three unreleased electronic tracks made by Rozz are also to hear.

So it do has a macabre feeling and it's shot in some kind of experimental way, again not for everybody.

Gore 1/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 1/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5