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Baba Yaga (1973)

Started by Fausto, April 21, 2007, 02:06:02 PM

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April 21, 2007, 02:06:02 PM Last Edit: April 21, 2007, 02:08:42 PM by Fausto

Havent seen this one yet, but its in my netflix que right now. Based on a racy comic book of the 1960's, the Italian flick Baba Yaga (Devil's Witch) has recently captured my interest. For those not in the know, it involves a young woman, a photographer, who leaves her boyfriend and is seduced by a powerful witch. Far removed from the russain fairytale, the film includes scenes of gratuitus nudity, lesbian sex, supernatural forces, S&M, and psychodelic imagery of all kinds. Has anyone seen it? If so, (without going into too much detail) what did you think?
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April 21, 2007, 08:28:36 PM
Quote from: Fausto on April 21, 2007, 02:06:02 PM
Havent seen this one yet, but its in my netflix que right now. Based on a racy comic book of the 1960's, the Italian flick Baba Yaga (Devil's Witch) has recently captured my interest. For those not in the know, it involves a young woman, a photographer, who leaves her boyfriend and is seduced by a powerful witch. Far removed from the russain fairytale, the film includes scenes of gratuitus nudity, lesbian sex, supernatural forces, S&M, and psychodelic imagery of all kinds. Has anyone seen it? If so, (without going into too much detail) what did you think?

I think it's missing a lot of what you described. Though there is some nudity in this Giallo, if you are looking for a lesbian romp sleazefest, you need to look elsewhere.

Entertaining in its own right, nonetheless it does move at a slow pace (as many Giallos do).

This one is included in a lot of multipack horror collections and can be found on DVD pretty cheap (Diamond put one out) under its alternative title of Kiss Me, Kill Me.

Some of what you are anticipating in this film may be due to a mistake in the description that Diamond and others have used for this movie. Their description starts off with this film, then, for some reason, goes into a completely different film not in any way related to this film, other than Carrol Baker was in both. Erica Blanc is often listed as being in this film, and she is not; the mistaken description comes from the Giallo So Sweet... So Perverse which does star Erica Blanc.
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