The Last House on the Beach
by Franco E. Prosperi
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Actor: Flavio Andreini, Florinda Bolkan, Laura Trotter, Ray Lovelock, Sherry BuchananDirector: Franco E. Prosperi
Brand: MPI
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 86 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2010-12-09
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Severin
Product features:
- As European producers raced to top the deviant extremes of 1972 s LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, only one movie dared to combine the genres of sicko-psycho thriller with the unholy depravity of nunsploitation : Ray Lovelock (of LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE fame) stars as the leader of a gang of brutal bank robbers who invade an isolated seaside villa, only to discover five teenage schoolgirls, their nun teac
Movie Reviews of The Last House on the Beach
Movie Review: Renter? Keeper? Sleazy Baker?
Summary: 4 Stars
Italian filmmaker Franco Prosperi has crafted a tense, erotic and surprisingly stylish thriller that easily compares to such films as Last House on the Left, House on the Edge of the Park and I Spit On Your Grave. Unlike the latter two, Last House on the Beach (La Settima Donna) takes its cue from Last House on the Left and manages to be just as ugly and offensive without actually having to show an overabundance of onscreen violation. As we all know, what you don't see is often just as horrific, if not more so, than the stuff we do.
I personally found three particular sequences in this film to be incredibly powerful: one scene involved a grinning, maniacal crook wearing makeup and the other two featuring Florinda Bolkan's character removing her cross and ring, symbolizing her rejection of the Church's fundamental belief that "Thou Shalt Not Kill" and her divorce from Christ himself. Great stuff.
I was greatly pleased to see Severin Films releasing Last House on the Beach fully uncut and uncensored in the states but I was disappointed to discover that the film was not presented in its original Italian audio but English dubbing instead. Now I'm no ultra-geeky Eurotrash perfectionist, I understand that you just cannot please everybody all of the time but this really should have been presented in the film's original Italian audio and offered with optional English dubbing and subtitles. Severin knows how the fans are; they know optional audio tracks and subtitles are a big issue with the hardcore crowd. I can only assume the original Italian was somehow made unavailable to them, perhaps due to some legal issues?
If you're a fan of some of the films I listed above or a Eurotrash fan in general, you know you've gotta have this film; Florinda Bolkan is a truly handsome woman and Ray Lovelock just kicks all sorts of tail. I had fun watching this film and I'd highly recommend fans of Italian exploitation give it a look-see. Granted, Ray Lovelock is no David Hess and this probably won't satisfy extreme horror fans but it's well made, the production design is aces and the women are beautiful. I even dug Pregadio's groovy score! It would have been really cool if Severin had offered an isolated score option in the special features but you get what you get. Go grab you a copy!
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