The
Strangest and Most Controversial Italian Thriller
Original Italian title: BESTIALITA
also known as DOG LAY AFTERNOON
director: Virgilio Mattei (as Peter Skerl) | written
by George Eastman (Luigi Montefiori)
starring: Philippe March · Leonora Fani · Julie Meyniel · Paul Muller
· Ilona Staller · Enrico Maria Salerno
One afternoon,
a young girl named Jeanine spies on her mother having sex with the family
dog. Her father shows up, is outraged and burns down the chateau with
the dog chained inside. Jeanine is so traumatized by these incidents that
she later transforms into a raving nymphomaniac. She moves to an island
and lives there with her own dog, having sex with various guests who visit
her until she's adopted by a married couple with secrets of their
own.
This
highly unusual - and very controversial - film was written by popular
genre actor George Eastman (under his real name Luigi Montefiori). Some
sources claim he also co-directed with Virgilio Mattei who only has one
other film to his credit, the relatively unknown Mostruosita made
a year later. The cast here is very impressive - especially considering
the subject matter - Enrico Maria Salerno was an A-List actor who
made 120+ movies from 1954 until his death (at age 67) in 1993, Paul
Muller appeared in over 250 movies for most every genre director from
Luico Fulchi to Jess Franco, Leonora Fani is a popular cult actress
who starred in many of the legendary films including GORE
IN VENICE, HOTEL
FEAR and KYRA
HOUSE BY THE EDGE OF THE LAKE, and, shortly after this movie,
Ilona Staller changed her name and went into porn under the Cicciolina
moniker (see also became an Italian congresswoman in the late '70s).
An
Italian film with English subtitles; widescreen format (16:9), totally
uncut version (84 minutes), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT.
Extras include trailers.
Violence/Bestiality
Sexual Themes/Nudity/Nymphomania
for Mature Audiences Only
