La Frusta e il Corpo (1963)
Genre: Horror
Duration: 91 minuten
Alternative titles: The Whip and the Body / Son of Satan / The Body and the Whip / Het Gegeseld Lichaam / Night Is the Phantom / What! / The Whip and the Flesh
Country:
Italy / France
Directed by: Mario Bava
Stars: Christopher Lee, Daliah Lavi and Tony Kendall
IMDb score:
6,6 (5.331)
Releasedate: 29 August 1963
La Frusta e il Corpo plot
"The most deliriously romantic horror picture ever made!"
In the 19th century, a nobleman terrorizes his family. One day, the man is found dead, and his ghost continues what he was doing, targeting the current inhabitants of his castle.
Actors and actresses
Nevenka Menliff
Kurt Menliff
Christian Menliff
Katia
Giorgia
Count Menliff
Losat
Priest
Reviews & comments
Halcyon
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Visually a picture (reminiscent of Black Sabbath), but in terms of content perhaps too heavy for the modern horror fanatic and therefore only recommended for Bava fans or genre completers.
Personally, I found it a bit of a let down. The plot pays excessive attention to romance - the mutual romances looked a lot like an episode of Mooi&Medogenloos - and there is very little horror. But the typical Bava atmosphere with its beautiful gothic decors and majestic use of color is once again present for the full 100 percent, so that it remains bearable in the end.
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wendyvortex
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- 5304 messages
- 7316 votes
Worked extra on Thursday to be able to watch "Trash Kino" again in the evening on ARTE - don't say I'm not willing to pay for it.
Film tends to the Hammer Horror (and Christopher Lee also helps a lot) but with slightly more sexual/sado-masochistic undertones.
The Mario Bava influence will therefore mainly be in him (although the name John M. Old came as a director on the title role - a predecessor of Allan Smithee).
Some very nice visual highlights raise the film just a bit above the average Hammer level, especially the hand that comes straight at the camera is a classic.
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