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Sabrina Siani in Mondo cannibale (1980)

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Mondo Cannibale - Jesús Franco & Francesco Prosperi 1980

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Viddying the Nasties | White Cannibal Queen (Franco, 1980)

This seems to have a pretty lousy reputation, but I had a good time with it. It has most of the good parts of cannibal movies without most of the bad ones. This was directed by Jess Franco at the same time and on the same sets that Cannibal Terror was being directed by Alain Deruelle for the same production company, something which apparently upset Franco. (I guess he didn’t like having that trick pulled on him. Do as I say, not as I do and that sort of thing.) That movie is terrible so of course any comparison will be generous, but I do think it helps bring into focus this one’s modest pleasures.

For one thing, unlike that movie, which largely consists of unmotivated scenes of characters walking around, things happen and there’s something of an emotional thrust to the proceedings. Al Cliver’s wife was killed and daughter was kidnapped by cannibals, so years later after overcoming his trauma, he embarks on an expedition to rescue her. Perhaps this is not a lot to go on, and perhaps Cliver is a low key presence as a leading man, but I think his sad eyes and thousand-yard stare give a certain poignancy to his performance. I’m used to him as a reliable supporting player in Italian genre movies, but I found him an effective lead here. Of course, he has our good friend Lina Romay (introduced in a cute nurse outfit and seen later in a chic blue jumpsuit and scarf combo) for emotional support. I don’t mean to make light of his trauma, but if I were in his place, having Romay around me to offer support would probably help me get over it a little bit faster.

Now, there is a fair bit of walking around in the second half, but unlike that movie, which was transparently shot in southern Europe, this one, perhaps because it keeps the action in close proximity to palm trees and throws in a decent amount of fog and some low angle handheld camerawork on top of the usual zooms, feels quite a bit more evocative. Also like the other movie, the cannibals are obviously a bunch of white dudes, but here they’re maybe a bit more enjoyable as onscreen presences, in part because they wear facepaint that makes them look like either one of the Five Deadly Venoms, King Diamond or a Mondrian painting. The head cannibal is played by Antonio Mayans, who chews a good amount of scenery on top of the flesh devoured by his tribe. This movie does not engage in the anti-imperialist critique that other entries in the genre pay lip service to, as the cannibals here are unambiguously malicious, but it does sort of treat them as characters (at least with Mayans) and the other movies are pretty half-hearted in their social commentary anyway, so I suppose it evens out.

On that note, the munching scenes are not the most graphic I’ve seen in the genre, but the mixture of slow motion, haloing lighting, and dark and jagged closeups give them an impressionistic quality that make them stand out. This movie does not fully capture the fluid and narcotic ambience of my favourite Francos, but there is a bit of the old Uncle Jess magic in these scenes. And speaking of Uncle Jess, he makes one of his classic cameos, inexplicably sporting a Southern accent for whatever reason. There is also a cannibal who resembles him, but maybe he gave a bit part to a relative or something.

Those who seek this out on the basis of the title might be a little disappointed, as the titular white cannibal queen played by Sabrina Siani is in it less than one might hope, likely because Franco thought she was a terrible actress. But in the interest of journalistic objectivity, I must disclose that she spends all of her screentime in revealing tribal attire, and listen folks, I’m not gonna say no to loincloth babes in my jungle adventure movie, no matter how…Bressonian their performance might be.

And lastly, this thankfully features no animal cruelty. There are plenty of cutaways to animals to evoke the jungle environment, but it’s nice to know that anytime you see a cute little critter onscreen, something horrible won’t be happening to it immediately.

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Edition Sweet Home Video

1982

Un film de #JessFranco

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Avec :

#AlCliver, Sabrina Siani, Jérôme Foulon, #LinaRomay, Shirley Knight, Anouchka, Antonio Mayans, #OlivierMathot

Synopsis :

Un groupe de jeunes part en expédition en Amazonie. Parmi eux, Anne, une jeune femme blonde particulièrement belle et séduisante. Alors qu'ils s'aventurent vers des territoires inconnus, ils tombent entre les mains d'indigènes cannibales. Les hommes se feront torturés avant d'être mangés tandis qu'Anne va devenir la déesse blanche des sauvages...

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Sabrina Siani

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2020 Texas Gladiators (1982)

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2020 Texas Gladiators (Joe D'Amato, 1983)

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The Cannibals / White Cannibal Queen (1980) EVC https://www.videospace.fi/release/the_cannibals_vhs_evc_netherlands

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Cannibals (1980)

Happy Franco Friday!

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In celebration of the Fulci masterpiece’s 35th anniversary of release, Underworld Muscle proudly presents the unofficial Conquest Ocron resin bootleg action figure! The hand casted, and hand painted figure stands about 5" tall, comes with three POA (arms, head), and a rubber snake as accessory. Sealed on hand made card, in hand pulled blister. Limited edition of 10 pieces only! Five masked, five unmasked versions. Each figure comes with alternate head. Ocron will hit the Underworld shoppe on June 2nd, @ Midnight CEST (the night from the 1st to the 2nd)!

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Preview- Ator: The Fighting Eagle (Bluray)

Preview- Ator: The Fighting Eagle (Bluray)

It is written that the son of Thorn will put an end to the tragic dynasty of the Spider. Thus, the Grand Priest of The Spider orders the slaughter of the newborn son. However, the old Griba hides the newborn safe from the slaughter, and he grows up strong and brave with his adoptive parents.

Miles O’Keeffe (Tarzan The Ape Man) is Ator, son of Thorn. He falls in love with Sunya (Ritza Brown), whom…

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Friendship is Magic (Conquest, 1983)

Friendship is Magic (Conquest, 1983)

Young Ilias is given a magic bow and sent on a quest.  After saving a girl named “Girl Ilias Saves From Snake” from being bitten by a snake, he runs into Mace, a guy who has no friends. How do I know this? Because Ilias asks Mace his name and Mace tells him that his enemies call him Mace. Ilias asks what his friends call him and he answers back that he has no friends.  He is a tortured soul, the…