DIE NICHTEN DER FRAU OBERST (“Frau Oberst’s Nieces”) Production: Germany, 1968 Director: Erwin C. Dietrich Category: Sex Exploitation Posted by Cyanide Queen
NIHONTO MONOGATARI
NIHONTO MONOGATARI (“Japanese Sword Story”) Production: Japan, 1957 Director: Asano Tatsuo Category: Documentary/Martial Arts Sacred film dedicated to the samurai sword, showing its crafting, its many uses, and its cultural and symbolic significance, all accompanied by spiralling Wagnerian music. It was the Japanese sword that allowed the Shogun’s samurai to Continue Reading
CINQ FILLES EN FURIE
CINQ FILLES EN FURIE (“Five Wild Girls”) Production: France, 1964 Director: Max Pécas Category: Sex Exploitation Five young women, on vacation in southern France and staying at an old mansion, are led to believe that Nazi treasure is buried nearby, and try to cajole its location from Martha, a local drunk. They Continue Reading
SADISMO
SADISMO Production: Italy, 1967 Director: Salvatore Billitteri US release title: Spots In the Sun Category: Mondo Mondo movie featuring concentration camp footage, Japanese devil masks, childbirth, female nudity and other delights, focusing on torture and human sacrifice. 1967 also saw the release of Gianni Proia’s penultimate mondo, Realtà Romanzesca. Posted Continue Reading