Have I mentioned how much I loved Mondo Macabro lately? If not, well, I do. Who else would give us cinematic classics on DVD like Lady Terminator and their newest release Naked Rashomon. They have also given me some strange films that Netflix is very confused about. One of them- today's review- is described by the sleeve as a French version of The Most Dangerous Game. What you actually get could not be farther from the truth! In spite of this, there is still plenty of strange goings-on to talk about here. For one thing, it's a salacious French film about sex, murder and death. For another thing, it is the first review I can recall that allows me to use the term 'sex trap.' Curious? Read on to my review of...
Seven Women for Satan
Our movie begins with a naked woman running through the forest. Oh no, it's Panic Beats all over again! This time, however, it is the lovely French countryside covered in morning dew. This is where the bit about it being like Game has come up, although it so unlike the rest of the movie in that regard. After this aside, we get a curious scene where our lead- Boris Zaroff- meets up with a hitchhiker on the road. He takes her back to his place, wines and dines her & proceeds to turn bad. He ties her up and does...stuff to her before doing more things outside. He lets her go, but, when she runs away screaming, he inadvertently runs her down with his car. This guy sends mixed messages! Around this time, we meet his mysterious butler who helps him clean up everything and get a glimpse of his dying father (the same actor in a beard). The man has issues- plain and simple. All of them seem to come up when he is around women, which happens a lot in this movie. What a weird coincidence!*
The movie is not so much a story as it is a series of strange events. The man is haunted by his dead wife and pressed on by his servant. Many different people are introduced in the story and subsequently killed off in pretty quick order. For example...
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-A busty blond secretary is invited over for dinner. She gets her wine drugged and gets, let's just call it, loose. She dances around, writhes naked on a bed with only a boa (evidently she has the same fetish as Hulk Hogan) and is killed moments later by the evil dog. Thanks for coming...and showing us your breasts. I'll just drop some beads for you down there.
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-A couple shows up in the middle of the night because- I'm not joking here- their car broke down and they need to use the phone. They get to stay the night and, whilst wandering around, our villain stumbles upon them. He shows them the torture chamber, they let him strap them down to a table and, shockingly, a spiked ceiling comes towards them. Darwinism in action, folks.*
This movie is strange and never claims to be otherwise. The film is written, directed and starring Frenchman Michael Lemoine. The man is not exactly a well-known name in the states and it certainly does not help that his big opus was banned for content in his own country. Much like many Euro-trash films, Seven gives you the feeling of a waking dream. It is much less direct than Don't Deliver Us From Evil, but has a similar vibe. It is quite comparable to The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave, only without the bizarre conclusion. If you like weird, foreign films with nudity, you can do worse. You recall Satan's Baby Doll, right?
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Up next, a lady fights zombies with a sword. The fact that she wears a bikini is really just extra. Stay tuned...
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