Weird TITLE. ...... but here is what it means.

I THOUGHT A Severed Head would be a horror film. Nope. it's a comedy...
I THINK? Very dry, very British. The confusing title would be explained at the end of the film as the character Honor quotes:

"Go back to reality Martin,... I am an object of terrible fascination to you, A Severed Head such as primitive tribes used putting a morsel of gold on it's tongue to make it utter prophecies, as real people you and i do not exist for one and other."

I know, huh? I didn't get the correlation either. It's an obscure old film. Worth watching though if only for Lee Remick who is absolutely stunning and quite a skilled dead pan comic.



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