The Reincarnation of Isabel
by Renato Polselli
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Actor: Christa Barrymore, Consolata Moschera, Mickey Hargitay, Raul Lovecchio, Rita CaldanaDirector: Renato Polselli
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: Italian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Subtitled)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, HiFi Sound, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.66:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-11-03
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of The Reincarnation of Isabel
Movie Review: Strange, but it has its interesting moments . . .
Summary: 3 Stars
At first, I thought this movie was a joke, especially the opening scenes with the swirling, psychedelic colours and then the "ritual" with a young woman wearing thigh-high boots being accosted by a group of men with day-glo coloured faces and red leotard suits.
Now, again, I find most of the film ridiculous, but the ridiculous aspect of it somehow works out for it in the end, considering the entire theme of nothing really being "real" in the entire castle, and other semi-philosophic musings that abound within the psychedelic atmospheres.
There are some scenes which are interesting. Some of the scenes which I found to be haunting include those in which Christa and Lenda are present. The scenes of Lenda playing the piano in a dream-like state are eerie and arresting. The scenes of Christa wandering down the corridors and then calling to Lenda are sinister too. Christa Barrymore (Christa) is possibly the most talented actress in the group, and her presence is rather sinister. Most of the other actors are rather mediocre, and Rita Calderoni (who plays Isabel) wasn't that great as the focal character. Her acting even made my husband grimace a bit.
Something I noticed was that the soundtrack for the scene where Christa is with Lenda (on the top of the castle) sounds exactly the same as some of Thomas Dolby's music for "Gothic"; even the descent into the underworld of the castle is somehow reminiscent of Russell's film, and I wouldn't doubt it both were inspired by some of the more surreal scenes in this movie, as "Gothic" itself is a rather surreal movie.
Summary of The Reincarnation of Isabel
An ultra rare example of deluxe sleaze by one of Italy's grand masters of the satanic knee-trembler. Packed full of whippings, impalings, torture, sadistic couplings and a series of mind-blowing worshipping bunk ups, "The Reincarnation of Isabel" is a masterpiece.This rather incoherent film stars bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay as an American businessman who buys a castle conveniently located near a girls' school. Naturally, plenty of nubile young women come to his housewarming party and are systematically abducted by a quartet of devil worshippers dressed in capes and matching red tights, looking like superhero wannabes at a cheap masquerade party. It's hard to tell who exactly is having all those flashbacks to witch-burning in the 15th century with Renato Polselli's (a.k.a. "Ralph Brown") willy-nilly editing. Actually, it's hard to tell what's going on most of the time, but Polselli doesn't let that stop him from packing the picture with nudity, torture, crucifixions, vampirism, impalings, whippings, and the sick gothic sadism that makes Italian shockers so great. No bosom is left unexposed, no young maiden left unmolested. The gore effects are sometimes amusingly slapdash, the acting is often appallingly bad, and the music is a wild mix of conflicting styles, all of which gives the film a surprisingly fascinating texture. Included are trailers for this and three other Italian exploitation films and an extended introduction by British horror hostess Eileen Daly (which was actually recorded for a different film!), a black-leather Elvira with a whip and a penchant for kink that may not be to the tastes of all audiences. -Sean Axmaker
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