Summary
The Last House on the Beach (Italian: La settima donna, also known as Terror and The Seventh Woman) is a 1978 Italian rape and revenge-thriller film directed by Franco Prosperi.
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| Directed by | Franco Prosperi |
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| Story by | Ettore Sanzò[1] |
| Produced by | Pino Buricchi[1] |
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| Cinematography | Cristiano Pogány[1] |
| Edited by | Francesco Malvestito[1] |
| Music by | Roberto Pregadio[1] |
Production company | Magirus Film[1] |
| Distributed by | Magirus |
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Running time | 85 minutes[1] |
| Country | Italy[1] |
| Box office | ₤25.4 million |
The American title refers to Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left, and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas stated how "combining the nunsploitation subgenre with rape-revenge, the film deviates plot-wise from The Last House on the Left substantially, but arrives at a similar ethical conclusion".[2]
It was argued that the final scene of the movie inspired the final scene in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof.[3][4][5]
Cast edit
- Florinda Bolkan: Sister Cristina
- Ray Lovelock: Aldo
- Flavio Andreini: Walter
- Stefano Cedrati: Nino
- Sherry Buchanan: Lisa
Production edit
The Last House on the Beach was Franco Prosperi's second film as a director he made for producer Pino Burichhi.[1]
Release edit
The Last House on the Beach was distributed in Italy by Magirus and released on April 20, 1978.[1] Roberto Curti, author of Italian Crime Filmography 1968-1980 described the film as "performing very poorly in the Italian box office".[1] It grossed a total of 25.4 million Italian lira on its theatrical release.[1]
Reception edit
Roberto Curti stated that the film was one of the sleaziest sexploitation films.[1] Curti noted that the plot progression was minimal, and what was left was "a succession of grim, misogynist and exploitative scenes: adolescent nudes, slow motion sodomizations, vicious wounds, assorted killings."[1]
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Curti 2013, p. 254.
- ^ Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (14 June 2011). Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study. McFarland, 2011. ISBN 978-0-7864-4961-3.
- ^ David Annandale (November 1, 2008). "Death-Proofing the Last House on the Beach". Upcoming Discs. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- ^ "The Last House on the Beach - Review". Fright.com. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
- ^ Gianluca Macrì (December 2, 2007). "Ray Lovelock: "It's easy when you're Big In Japan"" (in Italian). Omero.it. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
Bibliography edit
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
External links edit
- The Last House on the Beach at IMDb
