Mario Bava directed horror film about a witch killed by the Inquisition returning to get revenge on the families of those who wronged her.
Moody black and white film is probably the one Bava directed title that most people know. It has creepy black and white photography, a creepy story and the radiant Barbra Steele (who can probably put this as her best known role). This is for many people the hight of Italian horror of the late 1950's and early 1960's. For me this is a very good but not particularly great film. Sure it looks good, and sure its filled with any number of iconic images in the first part of the film, the problem for me is that once the film starts to actually deal with revenge the film becomes less interesting then the early entombment. Yea it picks up at the end but the middle part plays out rather by the numbers. I know I'm in the minority on this but I wouldn't call it any real classic. Still its a very good film thats probably been over sold and over hyped by those who love Bava and his work.
Worth a look.
Moody black and white film is probably the one Bava directed title that most people know. It has creepy black and white photography, a creepy story and the radiant Barbra Steele (who can probably put this as her best known role). This is for many people the hight of Italian horror of the late 1950's and early 1960's. For me this is a very good but not particularly great film. Sure it looks good, and sure its filled with any number of iconic images in the first part of the film, the problem for me is that once the film starts to actually deal with revenge the film becomes less interesting then the early entombment. Yea it picks up at the end but the middle part plays out rather by the numbers. I know I'm in the minority on this but I wouldn't call it any real classic. Still its a very good film thats probably been over sold and over hyped by those who love Bava and his work.
Worth a look.