Axe is a 1974 american independent horror film written and directed by frederick r. In a mannequinfilled curio shop she encounters the first of a film length succession of malevolent hallucinations, a man closely resembling the devil. Oct 02, 2014 regarded as mario bavas most personal and unconventional film, lisa and the devil lisa e il diavolo is a diabolical thriller flavored with the dreadful imagery and tormenting logic of an. This film was reedited into the house of exorcism 1975 to take advantage of the exorcist fame in the u. Its plot follows a trio of criminals who lodge at a rural farmhouse where a teenage girl resides with her disabled grandfather. The film that bava seems to be recalling the most throughout lisa and the devil is kill, babykill. Regarded as mario bavas most personal and unconventional film, lisa and the devil is a diabolical thriller flavored with the dreadful imagery and tormenting logic of an endless nightmare. Legacy of satan is a 1974 horror film written and directed by gerard damiano.
Ostensibly, telly savalas as leandro is the devil and elke sommer is lisa, hence the title, but other characters emerge to obscure that plot and create a different logic. Anyway, lisa and the devil is a dazzling horror movie made the only way that mario bava could possibly direct it. New castle after dark presents lisa and the devil youtube. Free watching lisa and the devil 1973, download lisa and the devil. Directed by mario bava with elke sommer, telly savalas, sylva koscina 1973, 95min, 35mm accept no imitations in the form of the badly butchered version released in america as the house of exorcism. Mario bava first directed lisa and the devil 1973, 95min, a lush, lyrical film about a beautiful, mysterious woman who goes on a terrifying journey of murder. Savant had thought the curious swimming grain look of the older laserdisc was a weird pal ntsc conversion flaw, or evidence that the movies had been digitally compressed at at less than optimal rate, as in an avid editing computer. Hart plays lisa held, a dutchjewish girl who has survived the horror of auschwitz concentration camp. The film has aged fairly well, and retained a heady european gothic atmosphere. With telly savalas, elke sommer, sylva koscina, alessio orano.
Chrisreynolds there are two very different versions of this. The overwhelmingly morbid sense of necrophilia exuded by the movie, with bavas camera lovingly caressing draperies and corpses, is punctuated by flamboyantly eerie exterior night scenes in which the directors morbid romanticism achieves intensely beautiful effects. Established in 1972, quad cinema is new yorks original multiscreen cinema. The film s conclusion is downbeat and fairly unexpected. Watch lisa and the devil 1973 online lisa is a tourist in an ancient city. Lisa e il diavolo lisa and the devil directed by mario bava, starring elke sommer, sylva koscina and telly savalas. Lisa and the devil lisa et le diable 1973 mario bava, telly savalas, elke sommer, sylva koscina, horror september 11, 2016 in this chiller from italian director mario bava, elke sommer stars as lisa, a young tourist who keeps running into a strange bald man who carries around a mannequin. Watch lisa and the devil 1973 online free full movie. Lisa and the devil lisa e il diavolo the devil in the. Mario bavas lisa and the devil lisa reiner in lisa and the devil 1973 lisa elke sommer is overtaken by the spirit of a long deceased woman named elena and the devil all at once. Lisa and the devil is a 1973 horror film by mario bava the story revolves around lisa reiner elke sommer, an american tourist in toledo, spain. Please do not change the year of release of the film to the. I regarded as mario bavas most personal and unconventional film, lisa and the devil stars elke sommer as a tourist.
After one of the men attempt to rape her, she enacts revenge. Lisa and the devil 1973, mario bava a great horror film from the master. Whether intentional on bavas part or not, he highlights the classical comedy elements in the film as well as the fantastical ones. Le film lisa and the devil 1973 vostfr streaming gratuit et legal. When she gets lost, she finds an old mansion in which to shelter. Watching lisa and the devil reminded me of nothing so much as a cross between eurohorrors like the devil s nightmare and commedia del arte, largely thanks to savalass amusing, selfaware performance. Lisa reiner elke sommer, a tourist lost in toledo, spain, encounters a blind contessa and her unbalanced son and their lollipopsucking butler telly kojak savalas, along with a. The film is shot in gorgeous technicolor, with the famous italian flair, amidst the decaying splendor of late 19th century opulence. Lamberto bavas films include macabre 1980, demons 1985 and body puzzle 1992.
Film making, as a business and an art, is littered with many examples of heartfelt projects like lisa and the devil. The story involves a young american tourist who stays the night at the home of a family of spanish aristocrats whose house is plagued by supernatural evil and dark secrets involving necrophilia. Soon she is sucked into a vortex of deception, debauchery and evil presided over by housekeeper leandro telly savalas. Trapped deep in her mind, we hardly know lisa outside of her light, carefree existence as an american tourist right before her possession. Getting lost, she is given a ride by a kind couple and they end up staying in a mysterious. Lisa and the devil is a 1974 horror film directed by mario bava.
I would suggest that lisa and the devil has aestheticstylistic similarities to dont look now by nicolas roeg. Lisa and the devil 1973 letterboxd social film discovery. Lisa and the devil 1973 watch on prime video, kanopy, and. Watch lisa and the devil now on your favorite device. Download lisa and the devil 1973 yify torrent for 720p. This is the original, asthedirectorintendedit cut of horror maestro mario bavas. The film was screened in 1973 at the cannes film market, however, it is not clear whether this was a public screening or not. Ostensibly, telly savalas as leandro is the devil and elke sommer is lisa, hence the title, but other characters emerge to obscure that plot and create a. Lisa and the devil 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Lisa and the devil is the one to watch, house of exorcism is a butchered version with about a third of the film cut out and embarrassingly bad exorcism scenes inserted.
Regarded as mario bavas most personal and unconventional film, lisa and the devil stars elke sommer as a tourist in spain who, upon seeing the image of a bald, grinning devil in an ancient fresco, wanders away from her group and finds herself drawn into a confounding labyrinth of mysterylured ever deeper by a mysterious figure telly savalas who may in fact be the frescos satan made flesh. A total reedit of mario bavas gothic classic lisa and the devil 1973 for us release in 1975. All in all, lisa and the devil is a great surrealist horror film, and a steadfast example of bavas later, more narratively playful offerings. Lisa and the devil takes place in a softly creepy underworld of pleasure and horror that actually leaves you to wonder what youve just watched. The overlook film encyclopedia has this to say about lisa and the devil. Lisa and the devil 1973 soundtrack main theme youtube. Upon seeing a painting of the devil in the town square she comes across leandro telly savalas, a mysterious butler resembling the devil in the painting. Aug 05, 2014 lisa and the devil 1973 soundtrack lisa finale. Muldavo, maya, george, the high priestess, and a cult member. Lisa and the devil 1973 watch hot english movies free online. Its a fantasy and horror movie with an average rotten tomatoes critics score of. It was later reedited and rereleased as the house of exorcism to capitalize on the popularity of demon possession films. Savant had thought the curious swimming grain look of the older laserdisc was a weird pal ntsc conversion flaw, or evidence that the movies had been digitally compressed at.
It is one of many cinematic warnings that a director must always think of the audience first, and that a producer should never try to direct his directors film. Lisa and the devil was first shown at the cannes film market on 9 may 1973. Please do not change the year of release of the film to the cannes year. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime. Lisa and the devil lisa et le diable 1973 mario bava. Lisa is a 1962 cinemascope deluxe color britishamerican drama film directed by philip dunne, starring stephen boyd and dolores hart. Lisa and the devil had found critical acclaim but no distributor so after the success of the exorcist the producer, alfredo leone, wanted to recut the film into a rip off of the exorcist. I would suggest that lisa and the devil has aestheticstylistic similarities to dont look now by nicolas roeg, dont look now special edition bluray 1973 and the comfort of strangers by paul schrader. Lisa and the devil lisa e il diavolo the devil in the house of. After server software upgrade, i had to rewrite some parts of website code thus.
A film both ahead of and behind its time, mario bavas 1972 labor of love lisa and the devil is easily the challenging and poetic of his impressive streak of horror classics from the 60s and 70s. Soon she is sucked into a vortex of deception, debauchery and evil presided over by housekeeper leandre. Telly savalas, elke sommer, sylva koscina lisa is a. Bavas son lamberto served as his assistant on most of his films since 1965, and since 1980 has been a director himself. Lisa and the devil is available to stream on prime video and kanopy. A tourist spends the night in a derelict spanish villa seemingly held in the supernatural grip of an eccentric butler, who resembles a depiction of the devil she had seen on an ancient fresco. Lisa and the devil lisa e il diavolo the devil in the house of exorcism critics consensus. The mansions unique occupants all seem to be living in a very distant past. Sightseer lisa reiner steps away from her tour group in spain as it admires a painting of the devil and the dead on the side of an ancient building. Big thanks to sistemadigitale for pointing to long time bug with category setting of new cover upload, and patience with fixing it on my side. Every corner of the soul is lost to the icy clutch of the supernatural lisa is a tourist in an ancient city. Lisa and the devil 1973 lisa and the devil 1973 user. Trapped deep in her mind, we hardly know lisa outside of her light, carefree existence as.
As we can not confirm this, we do not consider this the premiere of the film. Lisa and the devil 1973 soundtrack lisa finale youtube. Cheesy exorcism scenes were shot to try to capitalize on the success of the exorcist 1973. The film doesnt quite add up to a movie which is mainly because it is actually bavas lisa and the devil and additional scenes shot by the producer. Regarded as mario bavas most personal and unconventional film, lisa and the devil lisa e il diavolo is a diabolical thriller flavored with the dreadful imagery and tormenting logic of an. Lisa and the devil 1973 posters the movie database tmdb. Soon she is sucked into a vortex of deception, debauchery and evil presided over by housekeeper. Lisa elke sommer and others are invited to spend the night at a mysterious mansion. Images lisa and the devil the house of exorcism dvd double bill is a tidy package.