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Seven Women For
Satan
DVD Released: November 11, 2003. |
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| The Film |
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Michel Lemoine plays the enigmatic
Boris Zoroff, the descendent of the sinister Count Zoroff who, years ago
abducted and tortured many of the nubile young ladies in the surrounding
area of the castle in which he now resides. During the day, Boris is a
mild mannered businessman, but little do the unsuspecting women around
him realize, he also has a dark side and tends to chase down and torture
with the aid of his sinister butler, Karl (played with no small amount
of sleazy pizzazz by Howard Vernon, probably best known as the titular
character in The Awful Dr. Orloff). Along the way, Boris hallucinates,
sees ghosts, murders a couple of foxy ladies who themselves appear to be
sporadic go-go dancers, and finally, kills off a young couple with the
aid of Karl and the ancient medieval torture that lays beneath the old
castle in the basement. Despite the ramshackle plot and
pacing of the film, the visuals and camerawork are top notch and keep
the viewer interested in finding out what happens next. While we’re
not treading and real new ground in this movie, there are plenty of
exploitative elements and a thick atmosphere of weirdness that make it a
pretty entertaining romp. It also has a lot of pretty naked
ladies, at least one of whom seems to have no problem writhing around on
the bed with nothing but a furry boa pressed between their legs or doing
a high energy bump and grind with a statue that one point turns into a
living human and makes out with her. This type of thing does indeed make
for good entertainment, at least in my eyes. |
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| Video | 2.5/5 | |
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| Audio | 2.5/5 | |
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| Viewers have a choice of English or French Dolby Digital Stereo tracks on the DVD. Removable English subtitles are included as well. For the most part both tracks are pretty clear affairs. There are some instances where the levels are a bit lower than maybe they could have been compared to the rest of the movie but I’m nitpicking. It’s an average quality track that gets the job done just fine. |
| Extras | 3.5/5 | |
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As has become the norm with Mondo
Macabro’s releases, there are once again some interesting extra features
to be found lurking within the confines of this discs menu screens. The
main extra supplement is an interview with the writer/director/star of the
film, Michel Lemoine. Lemoine is an extremely enthusiastic man when it
comes to discussing his work and his love for the material really shines
through in this piece. He speaks about the varied aspects of his career
including his work as an actor, the films he collaborated on with Jesus
Franco, his take on French ‘fantastique’ movies, and his work as a
director. |
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| Overall | 3.5/5 | |
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| Seven Women For Satan is a bizarre and decadent film that, while flawed, has enough prime moments to make it worth a look for Eurocult fans. For more information check out the North American Mondo Macabro website. |
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| Director: | Michel Lemoine |
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| Writer: | Michel Lemoine |
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| Released: | 1974 |
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| Cast: | Michel Lemoine, Howard Vernon, Joelle Coeur, Nathalie Zeiger, Martine Azencot, Stephane Lorry, Robert Icart |
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