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BADESSA DI CASTRO, LA
(The Castro's Abbess)
Italian beauty Barbara Bouchet took a break in the from the Italian
thrillers and comedies of the mid 70s to star in this excellent
drama. Set during the medieval age at time where the world is in
the grip of plague and starvation. Elena (Barbara Bouchet) is the
Mother Superior of a large convent who is caught in the grip of
a moral torment. Still morning the death of her love, the bandit
Giulio, and she resists any and all men - including the Archbishop
who is mad with desire for Elena. The Bishop compels Elena to forget
this man and introduces the pain of torture to assist her. Eventually
Elena’s desire for love overpowers her will and she accepts
his love. Elena soon discovers that she is pregnant with the Archbishops
child, causing a deadly situation for him. The local Cardinal learns
of this sinful spawn and seeks the identity of the father. The nunnery
is thrown into chaos as the Cardinal brutally tortures the Sisters
for information.
A beautifully photographed and well written film based on the 1839
novel of the same name by famed Italian author Stendahl. Directed
with great care by Armando Crispino who is best know for his horror
film AUTOPSY. Even though this drama seeks to attain high-brow status,
Crispino can not resist tossing in exploitative elements such as
copious amounts of nudity and scenes of brutally torture. Also stars
Pier Paolo Cappoi, Evelyn Stewart, Antonio Cantafora, Patrizia Valturri,
and Mara Venier. (1974-Itlay) In Italian, with English subtitles |
Full Screen
Directed
by Armando
Crispino
Italian
Language Version
English
Subtitles |
