SPIRITS OF DEATH (1972) Romano Scavolini | Gianni Dei
1948DVD
A
Perverse Italian Thriller from the Director of Nightmares
Original
Italian Title: UN BIANCO VESTITO PER MARIALE (Blood on a White
Dress)
director: Romano Scavolini
starring: Evelyn Stewart · Luigi Pistilli · Ivan Rassimov
· Pilar Velasquez · Gianni Dei
As
a child, Mariale sees her dad shoot and kill mother after catching her
in an adultress affair. Many years later, the traumatized Mariale has
grown into a beautiful young woman. She spends her life with husband
Paolo inside a remote, secluded castle, with bately no contact to the
outside world. One day, she decides to bring a little joy to her life
and Mariale invites a collection of old friends to a weekend party at
their gothic home. When the decadent party culminates into a boundless
orgy, the first dead body turns up. And this is only the beginning of
a blood-red night of epic debauchery.
Director
Romano Scavolini is best known for his psycho-slasher gore film NIGHTMARES.
But he got his start writing Spaghetti Westerns (including JOHNNY
YUMA in 1966)
and this bizarre thriller in '72. Mr Scavolini is still an active filmmaker
today, specializing in Italian television documentaries.
An
Italian Film with English subtitles; widescreen format (16:9), uncut
print (89 min.), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on any American
machine. Extras include trailers.
Graphic
Violence/Nudity/Sexual Situations/Drugs/Sexual Brutality
For Mature Audiences
