Queens of Evil

1970 Italian film
  • December 1970 (1970-12) (Italy)
Running time
90 minutes[1]CountriesItaly
FranceLanguageItalian

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

  1. ^ "QUEENS OF EVIL (Standard Edition)". Mondo Macabro. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. ^ "NEW RELEASES: MARCH 9, 2021". Media Play News. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. ^ Thomson, Rocco (9 March 2021). "Review: Mondo Macabro Serves Up Two Lady-Centric Eurocult Jewels". Rue Morgue. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

External links

  • Queens of Evil at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata