Lamberto Bava's MASK OF SATAN (1989) Deborah Caprioglio!
1059DVD
Lamberto
Bava's story of Inquisition, Demons and Madness in the Alps
Original Italian title: LA MASCHERA DEL DEMONIO (The Mask of
Satan)
also known as MASK OF THE DEMON and DEMONS 5 and DEVIL'S
VEIL
director: Lamberto Bava
starring: Deborah Caprioglio (Deborah Kinski) · Giovanni Guidelli ·
Eva Grimaldi · Michele Soavi
This
is not a remake of Mario Bava's MASK
OF SATAN. While there are some similarities, Lamberto Bava
is more interested in creating a new narrative merely inspired
by his father's classic tale. For the lack of a better word, this should
actually be considered an homage.
A group
of friends have been dropped off (by helicopter) to go skiing in the upper
wilderness of the Swiss Alps. Before long their idyllic excursion turns
into a nightmare when they get trapped in a collapsed crevasse. The young
people discover a rotting frozen corpse with a Devil's Mask nailed into
its head and discover they have fallen into an abandoned tomb which housed
executed heretics from centuries before. One of the kids decides it would
be a good idea to scare others in his group with the mask, but this blasphemy
only causes more trouble, leaving them scurrying about until rescued by
a mysterious monk. The young people don't seem to appreciate the impending
danger but soon they become victims of resurrected demons, vicious torture
sessions and sudden gruesome death (i.e., being skewered by giant
falling icicles).
Big-breasted
Deborah Caprioglio was engaged to Klaus Kinski prior to his death; she
co-starred in his PAGANINI
as 'Deborah Kinski' and made this film for Lamberto Bava a few
months later. She became better known after Tinto Brass chose her to star
in his erotic comedy Paprika (1991). The following year she made
SMILE
OF THE FOX for Sergio Martino. In September 2008, Ms Coprioglio
married actor/ director Angelo Maresca, the first-born son of aristocrat
Duke Aurturo Maresca of Italy. Most of her acting in the past 20 years
has been for Italian television, currently she plays Francesca in the
hit series 'Questo Nostro Amore' (What Is Love).
An
Italian/Spanish co-production with English subtitles; widescreen format
(16:9), totally uncut version (94 minutes), DVD encoded for ALL REGION
NTSC WORLD FORMAT. Extras include trailers.
Graphic
Violence/Sexual Themes/Nudity/Sexual Brutality/Inquisition torture
for Mature Audiences
