(458) ENTRAPPED COUNTRY WOMEN (1980) Serena Grandi's First Film
4577DVD
original Italian title: TRANQUILLE DONNE DI CAMPAGNA [Quiet Country
Women]
also released as DONNE DI PAESE ENTRAPPATE [Entrapped Country
Women]
director: Claudio
Giorgi
starring: Silvia Dionisio · Philippe Leroy · Serena Grandi · Carmen
Scarpitta · Christian Borromeo
Circa
late thirties. Mussolini sends Italian volunteers to help in the Spanish
Civil War. But many of the females are diverted to a rural property
owned by Guido Maldine and his sister Gloria. Behind the walls of his
peaceful old farmhouses, Gido has created his own dictatorship where
he requires unquestioning obedience to his will. He believes all women
are his property and spends his time confirming this belief.
This
rare oddity was directed by actor/filmmaker Claudio Giorgi under the
pseudonym Claudio De Molinis. Through the '70s he appeared in a handful
of movies (including STRANGE
BLACKMAIL OF A GOOD GIRL). His bigger success was in scriptwriting
and directing. He is probably best known for writing, acting in and
co-directing (with Bitto Albertini) YELLOW
EMANUELLE in 1977. Mr Giorgi retired from the entertainment
field after that film at age 31. Today he is in the restaurant business
in Rome.
The
big drawing card for this movie - besides the quirky, offensive plot
- is Serena Grandi. This was officially her first film [although it
should be noted that she also appeared in Joe D'Amato's ANTROPOPHAGUS
earlier that year under the pseudonym Vanessa Steiger]. She was born
1958 in Bologna as Serena Faggioli and initially found fame by displaying
her very large bust in a variety of light sex comedies. Serena became
known for her acting after the controversial LADY
OF THE NIGHT and Lamberto Bava's DELIRIUM
(Foto di Gioia). She continues to act today - although some
critics have snarkly said she should not.
An Italian
film with English subtitles; widescreen format, uncut (91 minutes),
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT; extras includes selected
trailers.
Strong
Sexual Situations/Violence/Nudity/Sexual
Brutality/Rape
For Adult Audiences