(107) MORBOSITA (1974) Jenny Tamburi & Eva Cemerys
8611DVD
directed by Luigi
Russo
starring Jenny Tamburi · Gianni Macchia · Eva Cemerys
· Luciana Scalise · Vit Capri · Eilo Capritti
After
her younger sister is raped by powerful city officials, Julia uses the
sexual assault as blackmail in this morbidly dark exploitation thriller.
Eva Cemerys is the stone-cold Julia, a woman who will do anything -
including sexual favors - to elevate the status of her struggling architect
boyfriend, Alessandro, in the eyes of the local politicians. She finds
the perfect opportunity for a successful blackmail scheme when these
officials get drunk at a party and rape her kid sister.
Germany-born
Eva Cemerys gives quite a performance as the nihilistic Julia. Genre
fans will recognize her from the cult hits OUR
LADY OF LUST, A
CAT IN HEAT, LONG
LASTING DAY and KILLER
RESERVED NINE SEATS. Ms Czemerys died from cancer in 1996 at
age 56. Her co-star here, Jenny Tamburi, made a career of playing "Lolita"
types throughout the '70s. She is probably best known for the movies
A
SMILE BEFORE DEATH, SEDUCTION
and Sergio Martino's SUSPICIOUS
DEATH OF A MINOR. Jenny retired from acting in the early '80s
after age kept her from playing the nubile girlish roles. She began
a new, successful career as a studio casting director. Miss Tamburi
also died from cancer, March 2006, at age 54.
Controversy has followed director Luigi Russo throughout his career.
Especially noteworthy are his shockers BEAUTY
AND THE BEAST and ADAM
AND EVE VS THE CANNIBALS.
An
Italian film with optional English subtitles; widescreen format, (88
min.),
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on any American machine.
Extras include selected theatrical trailers.
Nudity/Rape/Violence/Sexual
Brutality
for Mature Audiences
