(194) LIBIDINE (1979) X Cinzia De Carolis | Marina Hedman
6026DVD
original
Italian title: LIBIDINE
[Lust]
director:
Raniero di Giovanbattista (as Jonas Rainer)
starring: Cinzia
De Carolis
· Marina Frajese (Marina
Hedman)
· Ajita
Wilson
· Luigi
Casellato
This
ultra sleazy, wildly exploitative, unapologetically offensive
film is absolutely NOT for everyone. However, fans of fringe
Italian trash cinema like BESTIALITY,
OSCENITA
or GIALLO
IN VENEZIA (you know who you are) will be delightfully astonished.
Back in the '70s, the genre Italian filmmakers were constantly flirting
with the limits of accessibility, pushing the envelope as far as possible.
Giovanbattista's ugly film remains at the top of the list.
Aging
scientist Professor Gianni met and married a much-younger Parisian stripper
named Carla after the death of his wife. The doctor chooses to live
a sequestered life in his remote mansion. He has since grown tired of
Carla and she turns to an endless cycle of booze and perverse sex with
her maid and fat butler. Professor Gianni - perhaps insane now - is
working with assistant Tom on an incomprehensible experiment, an attempt
to cure world hunger by merging a human with a snake's metabolism. Into
this unhealthy environment comes adolescent daughter Anna who was shut
away in a convent, but decided to quit and return home. The Gianni house
is disrupted by the scent of a virgin in the midst. Twice, Anna is the
victim of attempted rapes, but she is rescued by the deadly snake. This
causes Anna to fall in love with the beloved serpent, giving herself
carnally to it. Unfortunately, her jealous father [angry that his lab
snake is now living inside his daughter] retaliates with a shotgun.
Raniero
di Giovanbattista was best known as a scriptwriter (JEALOUS
EYES, THE
RED MONKS, FLAVIA
THE HERETIC). He directed only a handful movies [for reasons
that become obvious upon viewing this one]. The leading actress, Cinzia
De Carolis, manages to be more scuzzy than her notorious co-stars Swedish
Marina Hedman and Ajita Wilson here. Cinzia is probably best remembered
as the naughty next-door nymphet in CANNIBAL
APOCALYPSE.
An
Italian film, with optional ON/OFF English subtitles; adults only, uncut
87 min, widescreen,
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT; extras include selected
trailers.
Nudity,
Strong Sexual Segments, Violence, Sleaze,
Rape, Sexual Brutality, Adult Situations
for Adult Audiences
