Lisa and the devil was later reedited and rereleased as the house of exorcism 1976, 91min, adding the horror of diabolical possession, following the exorcists phenomenal success. 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. However, for many viewers house may be the main feature and the more restrained and dreamlike lisa, the extra. Lisa and the devil is a 1974 horror film directed by mario bava. The comparison of lisa and the devil and the house of exorcism underscores the reality of screen horror in the 70s, when nobody expected or seemingly even wanted horror to be art any more. Lisa and the devil 1973 r 07091976 us fantasy, horror, science fiction 1h 32m user score. Jan 23, 2018 info minds presents the life and times of bumpy johnson, narrated by bodybushido. After seeing the devil telly savalas in an ancient spanish fresco, comely tourist lisa reiner elke sommer meets him in the flesh. The first season of the science fiction television series the xfiles commenced airing on the fox network in the united states on september 10, 1993, and concluded on the same channel on may, 1994, after airing all 24 episodes. Aug 05, 2014 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. Lisa discovering the mannequins in lisa and the devil 1973. Lisa and the devil lisa e il diavolo the devil in the house of. Lisa and the devil 1973 scary horror movies horrorrated.
Desperate to save his dying wife, a man turns to prayer and more extreme measures. A hallucinating woman elke sommer flees to a mansion full of corpses and sees the devil telly savalas and other evil beings. This is one of the first films i ever saw that relied on visual narrative instead of a solid script. 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. This film was reedited into the house of exorcism 1975 to take advantage of the exorcist fame in the u. 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. Anyway, lisa and the devil is a dazzling horror movie made the only way that mario bava could possibly direct it. Lisa and the devil 1973 3 1 2 stars out of 4 tweet. Lisa and the devil 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Lisa reiner elke sommer, a tourist in spain, sees a medieval fresco depicting the devil carrying away the dead. Every corner of the soul is lost to the icy clutch of the supernatural. This is a short documentary i wrote, directed and produced exploring the rise of harlem legend bumpy johnson and. 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.
Lisa and the devil 1973 backdrops the movie database. Lisa and the devil is a logicless supernatural romp through metaphysical hell composed of. The aliens take homer to washington where they replace clinton and dole just in time for the election. House of exorcism includes exorcism scenes that bava was forced to add in order to make the film marketable at least in the opinion of producers. 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. Telly savalas, elke sommer, sylva koscina lingua inglesa pais. A woman lays in a hospital bed and pulls down the sheet to reveal her breasts. Soon she is sucked into a vortex of deception, debauchery and evil presided over by housekeeper. Lisa urges ingmar to share his news with patrik, martin takes a side job to save money for a house, and wille invites katja on an outing with henrik. Regarded as mario bavas most personal and unconventional film, lisa and the devil lisa e il diavolo is a diabolical thriller flavored with the. Lisa and the devil or lisa e il diavolo is a surrealistic italian horror film where illusion and reality collide.
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. If so, why does one of these ghosts wear discoera lapels as wide as his arm. Lisa and the devil descents into a surreal gothic nightmare where creepy dolls and the. She tells a man she wants him, and rubs her hands all over her body. No quotes approved yet for lisa and the devil lisa e il diavolo the devil in the house of exorcism. With telly savalas, elke sommer, sylva koscina, alessio orano.
The first season dvd, 2002, 2disc set 30 trending price. 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. This restructured version of mario bavas lisa and the devil features additional scenes not included in the original version and was completed by producer alfredo leone who was credited with the pseudonym mickey lion after the commercial success of 1973 s the exorist. It is widely regarded as one of bavas finest films and certainly his most ambitious. Lisa and the devil looks very good here in avc encoded 1080p high definition framed at 1.
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. This very special edition features a rare double treat. In this reedit of lisa and the devil 1973, a troubled priest attempts to exorcise the soul of an american tourist who has been possessed by the devil after witnessing supernatural events at a spanish villa. This dvd double feature of lisa and the devil and the remix house of exorcism is the only way to see mario bavas masterpiece. 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. The house of exorcism movie trailer and videos tv guide. Teams played each other in a home and away season of 22 rounds. Lisa and the devil 1973 backdrops the movie database tmdb. The house of exorcism is a real mess, part mario bava film. Kino classics has released lisa and the devil and the house of exorcism. When she gets lost, she finds an old mansion in which to shelter.
A tourist spends the night in a derelict spanish villa seemingly held in. Images lisa and the devil the house of exorcism dvd double bill is a tidy package. The genesis tub lisa s science experiment becomes a quicklydeveloping microuniverse, where she is thought of as god and bart is the devil. Lisa and the devil 1973 posters the movie database. The house of exorcism lisa and the devil double feature. Once the 22 round home and away season had finished, the 1973 vfl premiers were determined by the specific format and conventions of the mcintyre final five system.
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 is a logicless supernatural romp through metaphysical hell composed of scenes that feel like weaving in and out of pieced together dreams with an aesthetic equal parts grandiose bava gothique and the sleepy surrealistic pillowed vibes of jean rollin and jess franco. Lisa and the devil and house of exorcism should be split. Lisa and the devil 1973 bluray dvd 3 disc arrow video mario. 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.
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. She studied at the university of auckland, and later graduated from rada in 1968, joining bbc radios repertory company. 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. The overlook film encyclopedia has this to say about lisa and the devil. Harrow was born in the auckland suburb of mount eden on 25 august 1943, the daughter of kennedy mayo harrow and eleanor joan harrow nee stacpoole. Its a story without an explicit explanation, but its highly visceral in nature, causing an uneasy feeling of discomfort. This was always one of my least favorite bava brushstrokes, but after this revisit i can say its.
Shot in soft coloring the film has a dreamlike atmosphere where sinister things come out to play at night. Soon she is sucked into a vortex of deception, debauchery and evil presided over by housekeeper leandre. Lisa and the devil 1973 soundtrack main theme youtube. Colors are a little bit warmer than they were on the anchor bay dvd release from a few years back and are closer to the older image disc. How do ghosts obtain modern conveniences like tape recorders. A woman is stripped down to just her panties, which are almost seethru. Lisa captures perfectly that nightmarish atmosphere that italian filmmakers such as bava and argento seem to have such a knack for creating. 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. Lisa and the devil lisa e il diavolo the devil in the. Surreal goingson at a spanish villa in this poetic horror fairytale, which was crassly reedited. 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, necrophilia and horrific revelations. In a mannequinfilled curio shop she encounters the first of a filmlength succession of malevolent hallucinations, a man closely resembling the devil. It was later reedited and rereleased as the house of exorcism to capitalize on the popularity of demon possession films.
Lisa e il diavolo lisa and the devil directed by mario bava, starring elke sommer, sylva koscina and telly savalas. 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. Lisa and the devil was first shown at the cannes film market on 9 may 1973. Lisa and the devil 1973 posters the movie database tmdb. 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.