Alucarda (1977) Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas
Alucarda (1977)
DVDRip | MKV | 720x480 | x264 @ 1406 Kbps | 77 min | 1,28 Gb
Audio: English and Español - each track AC3 2.0 @ 448 Kbps | Subs: None
Genre: Horror, Thriller
DVDRip | MKV | 720x480 | x264 @ 1406 Kbps | 77 min | 1,28 Gb
Audio: English and Español - each track AC3 2.0 @ 448 Kbps | Subs: None
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Director: Juan López Moctezuma (as Juan L. Moctezuma)
Writers: Sheridan Le Fanu (novel), Alexis Arroyo (story)
Stars: Claudio Brook, David Silva, Tina Romero
A young girl's arrival at a convent after the death of her parents marks the beginning of a series of events that unleash an evil presence on the girl and her mysterious new friend, an enigmatic figure known as Alucarda. Demonic possession, Satan worship, and vampirism follows.
Alucarda (Tina Romero) is an impressionable young lady who develops a fondness for displays of blasphemy and Satanic worship. Susana Kamini is Justine, a sweet-faced teenager who joins Alucarda as she goes off the rails. Ever-reliable Claudio Brook, essaying the good Doctor Oszek, is unconvinced of the merits of possession until he tangles with our devil-loving teeners.
Director Juan Lopez Moctezuma delivers a texturally rich, erotic tableau of horror. Setting his film in a convent, he exploits every religious symbol he can get his hands on in order to fully realize his nightmarish vision of Satanic anarchy amongst those of the cloth.
Similar in tone to Ken Russell's THE DEVILS, this is a more Gothic work with a strong religious flavour. Its erotic aspects are quite potent (there is much nudity), as are its numerous detours into bloodshed and self-inflicted violence.
A slack third act had a detrimental effect on my overall enjoyment of the piece. I became slightly bored and prayed for a quick, fiery finale.
Undeniably a work of passion and skill, its fire-baked imagery and scream-filled soundtrack color it highly valid in horror annals.
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Alucarda (1977) Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas
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