| Queens of Evil | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Tonino Cervi |
| Written by | Tonino Cervi Benedetto Benedetti Antonio Triose Raoul Katz |
| Produced by | Raoul Katz Alessandro Jacovoni |
| Starring | Haydée Politoff Silvia Monti Ida Galli Ray Lovelock |
| Cinematography | Sergio D'Offizi |
| Edited by | Mario Morra |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| Distributed by | Regionale (Italy) |
Release date | December 1970 (Italy) |
Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
| Countries | Italy France |
| Language | Italian |
Queens of Evil (Italian: Le regine) is a 1970 fantasy horror film directed by Tonino Cervi and starring Haydée Politoff, Silvia Monti, Ida Galli and Ray Lovelock.
Plot
A young carefree hippie named David is involved in an altercation with a motorist after stopping to fix his flat tire, which results in the motorist's death. David avoids the police and rides deep into the forest, spending the night in a woodshed. The next morning he encounters three mysterious sisters who entice and draw him into their world.
Cast
- Haydée Politoff: Liv
- Silvia Monti: Samantha
- Ida Galli: Bibiana
- Ray Lovelock: David
- Gianni Santuccio: The Devil
- Guido Alberti: Priest
Release
Mondo Macabro released Queens of Evil on Blu-ray on March 9, 2021.[2]
Reception
Rue Morgue magazine spoke positively of the film, praising its "hazy dreamlike quality" and noting it possesses "an obvious giallo flavor," while drawing comparisons to Lucio Fulci's A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971) as "a film similarly entranced/repulsed by hippie culture and sexual transgression."[3]
References
- ↑ "QUEENS OF EVIL (Standard Edition)". Mondo Macabro. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "NEW RELEASES: MARCH 9, 2021". Media Play News. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ Thomson, Rocco (9 March 2021). "Review: Mondo Macabro Serves Up Two Lady-Centric Eurocult Jewels". Rue Morgue. Retrieved 21 August 2023.