Black Sunday(1960)La maschera del demonio(original title).A vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant. Only the girl's brother and a handsome doctor stand in her way. Written byD.A. Kellough <dkelloug@infinet.com>... Synopsis Black Sunday(1960)La maschera del demonio(original title)
Movie Title: Black Sunday(1960)La maschera del demonio(original title)
Run Time: 87 min
Rating: 7.3 / 10
Genres: Horror
Release Date: 15 February 1961 (USA)
Director: Mario Bava
Writer: Ennio De Concini ,Mario Serandrei , ... and other credits
Actor: Barbara Steele,John Richardson,Andrea Checchi
BLACK SUNDAY is not merely equal to the best of Murnau, Whale, Freund and the Universal Pictures canon but surpasses all contenders with M.C. Escheresque visuals informed with the dark poetry of stylish sadism. Barbara Steele imbues her portrayal of the vampire/witch with a demonic majesty never before brought to the screen. Indeed, her visage a landscape of puncture wounds bearing forth wild, burning eyes and thick, cruel lips (promising the joys of eternal Hell) evokes the very standard of Italian fantascienza of the Sixties. The genius of Mario Bava is celebrated in highest form in this flagship effort, his directorial debut. This film enshrines Italian horror at its best, and Arturo Dominici's performance as vampire/sorcerer is nothing less than stellar. A chiaroscuro Black Mass.
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