tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-443964934041946106.post427248966418803204..comments2023-12-21T09:01:20.545-05:00Comments on Vortice Mortale : The Whip and the Body (1963)Thomas Nulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09026457618054428545noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-443964934041946106.post-86573731167325253442013-05-19T03:55:44.646-04:002013-05-19T03:55:44.646-04:00I do adore this. It's the film caused me to fa...I do adore this. It's the film caused me to fall in love with Bava, and is in my top unholy trio of his films (along with Lisa and the Devil and Black Sunday). I am of course, very partial to many of his other films (Blood and Black Lace, Black Sabbath, Planet of the Vampires, Kill Baby Kill, Hercules in the Haunted World) but these to me feel the most complete.<br /><br />If I was really pushed to chose, I would probably chose this one just for the luscious look of it, as well as the emotional resonance and the score. For my money it could be the best-looking film ever made. Plus Christopher Lee! Being quite sexy in an evil way I might add. It's apparently one of his very favourite films that he made also - and he made quite a few.<br /><br />I got to see Black Sunday in a cinema last night, which was gorgeous.<br /><br />The reason he was dubbed is because that's just how things were in the Italian industry of the day. Voice acting was a prominent business, and seemingly no genre film was left unspoiled by it. They often shot films with each actor reciting their script in their own language as well, and then for the English version everything would be redubbed in English and for an Italian version dubbed the other way.Madame Enferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06237938029432864327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-443964934041946106.post-59496913549908565392013-02-06T09:01:48.693-05:002013-02-06T09:01:48.693-05:00Yeah do seek it out, it's Bava at the very top...Yeah do seek it out, it's Bava at the very top of his game. The VCI DVD might set you back a few unless you find it used for a good price but it's probably the best version of the film to get. Thomas Nulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026457618054428545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-443964934041946106.post-10102859614606264882013-02-06T03:39:24.313-05:002013-02-06T03:39:24.313-05:00Fuck, I still need to see this. I'm big on Ba...Fuck, I still need to see this. I'm big on Bava, but for whatever reason, this title has eluded me. I recently rewatched Blood and Black Lace. Holds up like a champ.Dom Coccarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843380116571749866noreply@blogger.com