Year: 1963
Duration: 01:27:00
Directed by: Mario Bava
Actors: Daliah Lavi, Christopher Lee, Tony Kendall
Language: Italian (English subs)
Country: Italy | France
Also known as: La frusta e il corpo, Der Dämon und die Jungfrau, A hús és a test, Bicz i cialo, Der Mörder von Schloß Menliff, Drácula, o Vampiro do Sexo , El cuerpo y el látigo, Het gegeseld lichaam, Le corps et le fouet, Night Is the Phantom, Pisken og kroppen, Sarka kai mastigio, Son of Satan, The Body and the Whip, The Whip and the Body, The Whip and the Flesh, What
Description: In the old castle of Count Menliffa came back his prodigal son Kurt, who was once expelled for seducing the maid’s daughter (she committed suicide) and disinherited. Kurt discovers that his beloved Nivenka became the wife of his brother. He’s trying to bring back this woman himself, but dies under mysterious circumstances. A Nivenka argues that she is visited by the ghost of the died Kurt.
Review: “Whip And The Body” film of the great Mario Bava – the classic horror films. The entire film is imbued with a passion, a passion of pain and horror.
Dreadful shadows, hidden passages of the castle, the family crypt, Gothic atmosphere, the ghost of the dead man and the pain, the physical pain and pleasure.
Nice work with the light, I would say that the film can be used as a guide to setting and working with light. And of course, the acting, particularly interesting to watch the young Christopher Lee.
Watch movies of Mario Bava (like Lisa and the Devil and Bay of Blood), a director does not know shame, and especially fans of horror films.
Old Castle, alone on the cliff of endless night, full of strange sounds and voices, strings of corridors and secret passages, pressing the gray hulk of the walls. And a story of passionate, crazy, fanatical, self-sacrificing love. Thus, the “Scourge and body.”
The unique pattern of the now well-known to me the maestro of the horror genre – Mario Bava. History passionate, hated and desired love, is not subject to time and space. Nivenka was ready for an easy, perhaps, a happy married life with Christian. But the heart and soul of it were far away, there where no one could get no one except his brother Christian – Kurt. He gave her a no, mazohicheskuyu love, love is not so much soul as the body. And returning to the castle of his parents, he was raised in her heart the pain, the suffering, the desire to love, loaded her body and soul in a sea of desire, passion, and, eventually, madness. And even after the death of Kurt she feels his presence, invisible, but almost carnal. Love naughty, taboo, but such a welcome.
Colorful, almost fabulous sea and towering over him dark silhouette of the castle. The gloomy interior, designed in cool colors with a predominance of red, yellow, blue and green colors, bright spots fill the frame. Constant squeaks, strange sounds, detailed scenes that accurately reflect all the details of the action, leaving only the killer behind the scenes, shadow, so frightening the inhabitants of the castle. A classic example of one of the most interesting and unique genres in cinema – giallo. The implementation is awesome. Sounding for all the action song (not even tune, too easy, composition, creation) of the composer Carlo Rustichello shows what music should be in the film The Whip And The Body, which is embedded in the soul of the musician and skill. These touch on the keys will long linger in your heart.
The acting – as a theatrical production. A very different attitude then was to the cinema. A special role is played by the body language, the ability to convey the meaning of the viewer rather than mimic how the body movements of the hands, head rotation. That’s a really talented acting. Dahlia Lavi, managed to convey the passion, desire and madness Nivenki until the final frame. Christopher Lee, who showed us steadfast, strong and mysterious personality of Kurt, his talent swept through the decades up to the present time, and pleasing the audience till now. They form the basis of, the intrigue of the story.
This picture – as a monument to art. You’ll see once, but you will remember for a long time. And this is not just a tribute to my side. It’s a real admiration for the work done skillfully.
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The subtitles file does not work and my subgtitle tools doesn’t recognise it either
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could u please add working subtitles, this is maybe the only version available with italian audio