(They place their palms together)Romeo: Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?Juliet: Ay, pilgrim, lips are things to use in prayer." A closeup (an iris shot) of a white-gloved hand holding a wedding ring in a small square box opens the scene.Unsatisfied and vengeful, Hans is determined to view the Monster""s remains: "I want to see with my own eyes.Poelzig, who is black and feline himself, describes the age-old myth of the Black Cat which Werdegast believes is "the living embodiment of Evil":Werdegast: It is perhaps the narcotic.Its opening in March of 1968 thereby qualified it for the 1968 Oscars.[Note: The film has often been considered a 1967 film release due to its original opening date.].Although certain elements are now tame and have lost some comedic shock value since the late 60s, the black comedy was still daring, non-PC, controversial, audacious and subversive.