
Strange things have been happening to Valentina, a young and beautiful professional photographer, ever since she made the acquaintance of Baba Yaga, a mysterious older woman who gave her a lift home late one night. For one thing, Valentina has been having weird, kinky nightmares. For another, one of Valentina's cameras seems to have acquired a deadly curse. And then there was that visit to Baba Yaga's house, where Valentina discovered bizarre relics, including a dominatrix do... (Full plot summary below)
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Strange things have been happening to Valentina, a young and beautiful professional photographer, ever since she made the acquaintance of Baba Yaga, a mysterious older woman who gave her a lift home late one night. For one thing, Valentina has been having weird, kinky nightmares. For another, one of Valentina's cameras seems to have acquired a deadly curse. And then there was that visit to Baba Yaga's house, where Valentina discovered bizarre relics, including a dominatrix doll, and a bottomless pit in the living room. Valentina comes to realize that Baba Yaga is a witch who is out to possess her - body and soul.
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| User ReviewDavid DAnother great Italian comic book movie, Carroll Baker is Awesome as the bitch witch s and m freak, wonderful 70's interiors. |
| User ReviewCarlos FStylish film about a witch obsessed with a fashion photographer. Very unique. |
| User ReviewStephen WI forgot about my doll phobia until the lesbo fetish doll came alive in this film. Classic Italian film. The dark side of witchcraft. |
| User ReviewBill BA stylish tale based on Guido Crepax Valentina comics, this film is a strange watch, but if you're willing to go with the jazzy vibe of it, it's a very rewarding experience, especially the new Blu-ray. A photographer finds herself experiencing what may or may not be hallucinations and realizes that her camera may be killing people after she encounters a strangely predatory older woman. Possibly an acquired taste, but a fun film if you like slow burn Euro-horror. |
| User ReviewAl MInteresting giallo with witchcraft and a lot of quirkiness. The film includes some really cool dream sequences, some rather original uses of comic book panels, sado-masochistic dolls, etc. |
| User ReviewSarah FBaba Yaga (aka "Kiss Me, Kill Me" or "The Devil Witch") Starring: Isabella De Funes, Carroll Baker, and George Eastman Director: Carrado Farina Commercial photographer Valentina (De Funes) becomes the target of the twisted effections of immortal, sadistic lesbian witch Baba Yaga (Baker). As Valentina's models and friends start falling victim to mysterious curses, she turns to her filmmaker friend Arno (Eastman) for help. Will they together be able to overcome supernatural sapphic powers as old time itself? "Baba Yaga" is a decidedly weird movie. From beginning to end, it has a dreamlike quality about it, and as it progresses and Valentina is snared increasingly by Baba Yaga's dark powers, it starts to feel like a nightmare. Usually, films of the disjointed, somewhat pretentious variety that is represented here bug me. But here, we have a film that is so well done that I can accept the quirky, illogical and random nature of many of the events. The acting also reflects the dream-sense that permeates the film, with De Funes being particularly fun (and sexy) to watch. Part horror movie, part bizarro softcore Euro-trash sexploitation flick, "Baba Yaga" is strange and well-makde enough that it's worth a look. The climax where Valentina is trapped by Baba Yaga and a bondage voodoo sex-doll come to life, and Arno is attempting to rescue her, is extremely well done. I hesitate to recommend "Baba Yaga" as a film you should seek out, but I found it an interesting movie. (By the way, the movie is based on an Italian comic series, "Valentina". I read a few album reprints when I was a kid, and I remember them as being strange and sexy, just like this movie. De Funes' appearance is also very much like the character appears in Crepax's drawings, which are displayed during the opening credits. So, I guess this sets "Baba Yaga" aside as one of those rare successful comic book film adaptations.) |
| User ReviewMelissa C[font='Times New Roman'][size=4][color=#000000]This is an interesting ?erotic horror thriller.? It is an Italian and French joint production from the 1970s. The plot bounces between some intriguing psychological thriller materiel to finding every excuse to show the heroine in various stages of undress. She is a fine looking woman, I am not complaining, but there were a few times the plot just kind of had to stand still and wait on its advancement until the main character got dressed again. When the plot was moving forward it was interesting enough. The effects are not to bad, and they do their job. The same can be said for the mostly unremarkable music score. The acting is nothing great, but nobody does a ham job on screen. Horror fans who are looking for something other than the diet of PG-13 remakes of old films and/or foreign horror films may find this one different enough to be a nice break.[/color][/size][/font] |
| User ReviewChris MBizarre. I love it. I can't help it. An acquired taste, for sure. |
| User ReviewSean CHas a quality that makes you want to watch it again, and the 60's Italian comic book styling is super. It's not really a horror film, more a mega-designed drama and hey, you gotta love that. |
| User ReviewChristophe Wodd Euro Cult film. Based on a italian comic. With the ever enjoyable George Eastman. I remember this being a bit slow. But stylish. |