"AMAZING!!!!! Do whatever you can to see this on the big screen. It's a tour de force. Transcends being an homage. Belgian filmmakers Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani have achieved something very special with this film. I adore cinematographer Manuel Dacosse." Sean Baker, Letterboxd

"Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani are two of the most interesting filmmakers working today. With their debut "Amer", they distilled the giallo into its purest form, delighting both purists and newcomers. With "The Strange Color Of Your Body's Tears", they introduced experimentation in form to the mix, creating a world like no other. And now, with LET THE CORPSES TAN, they bring their visual style to an adaptation of one of the great pulp novels.
The plot is seemingly simple. Rhino and his men are camped at a run-down villa on the outskirts of the Mediterrenean run by a formidable landlady and her partner. The place has seen better days – once the playground for orgies and wild parties, it now sits quiet and rotting. For some, this is a disappointing place but for Rhino, it is a perfect hideout. Because, you see, Rhino has a plan – him and his men have executed a pitch perfect robbery by grabbing 250 kilograms of gold. Now, all they have to do is get back and wait until they can split.
But nothing is ever that simple. The arrival of some unexpected guests turn this idyllic corner of the Mediterranean into a battleground – get ready for the ultimate battle for survival between crooks and crooked souls!
Visually stunning, expertly edited with multiple timelines and featuring killer sound design, LET THE CORPSES TAN is perhaps the most cinematic of all experiences at this year's festival. Full of clever touches, excess gun violence and the most vibrant color palette this side of Technicolor, this blood-soaked daytime nightmare is something that once experienced will never be forgotten. LET THE CORPSES TAN is a love letter filled with innovation, an adaptation that highlights the economy of storytelling and a crazy fever dream that fills you with glee. All this and more, LET THE CORPSES TAN is a masterpiece by all but any other name!" Evrim Ersoy, Fantastic Fest

"Astonishingly faithful to its source although spiced with select and salient changes, Cattet and Forzani's LET THE CORPSES TAN may come to be recognized as one of the best and most original literary adaptations in decades, even as it is an astonishingly cinematic experience. Relentlessly driven onward by Manchette-Bastid's clockwork setup, the film nevertheless feels operatic in its exuberant succession of extravagant and exquisite images." Christoph Huber, cinema scope (2017)