Lisa and the Devil

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Horror fan 4 A very interesting horror movie. The mother/son duo is very creepy. I loved the cinematography and costumes. Beautifully done. Tim Treakle Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/12/25 Full Review michael b I Really Dont Now What Say About This Movie,Aha, Interesting To Say The Lest,I Liked The Movie, But, Very Confusing, I'll Have To Watch It Again,Thank You.🤔🤔🤔🤔 Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/24 Full Review sean s This movie is from 1974, so you need to consider that into the rating. Mario Bava usually puts on a good show. He likes to over use the "soft focus filter" in this one though. There are nice gloomy Gothic sets with lots of fog and eye popping color. This movie should get at least a 3.5 for the photography, antique sets and combination and use of colors. Elke Sommer is subdued and erotic looking throughout. Basically, there is some dreamy confusion going on with the movie where she ends up in an old manor house. The movie drags here and there, and some of the acting is over dramatic. I don't want to give away the plot, but the movie has kind of an European "Psycho" Anthony Perkins element and a predictable twist ending. It could be worth a watch. If someone had a time machine, they could go back and get some Elke Sommer DNA and spread it around to dress up the world. Ha. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The film displays Bava's most prominent strength, i.e. gorgeous visuals. The cinematography is beautiful throughout with exemplary use of color. From the striking opening credit sequence in which tarot cards are used to introduce the characters, to the early scenes in the empty streets of the ancient city where Lisa is framed beautifully against the old architecture, to the ornate interiors of the ominous villa, the visual eloquence is well in abundance from start to finish and really creates a great sense of mood and atmosphere. There is visual invention on display all the way through this one, with inventive shots aplenty, complemented further by the lush music score from Carlo Savina. The overall effect is very dream-like. For a viewer to have any chance of appreciating this strange lyrical movie they will have to have at least some tolerance for narrative uncertainty. This one unashamedly puts emphasis on mood over plot and atmosphere over sense. It's certainly not a film for everyone - many horror fans will be put off by its deliberate pacing and unusual tone - but it is a movie which will reward patient viewers who appreciate Euro horror from the more abstract end of the spectrum. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member This is one of Mario Bava's more psychedelic films (which is saying something), as well as one of his more frustrating. It feels like it could have been a lot better had it been a bit more focused. But alas, we are left with a movie that is merely okay, but not great. Telly Savalas is enjoyably sinister, though. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Mike slipped. Lisa is an American tourist that takes a tour in an ancient Spanish village and discovers a mosaic of the devil. She becomes very interested in the piece and has some interesting encounters. One night she is forced to take refuge in a strange mansion with an interesting house keeper. She may have found what she was looking for in the town in the mansion. "The thought of losing you fills one with much sadness." Mario Bava, director of Kill Baby, Kill; Black Sabbath; Black Sunday; Roy Colt and Winchester Jack; Knives of the Avenger; and Blood and Black Lace, delivers Lisa and the Devil. The storyline for this picture is pretty interesting and fun to watch unfold. Some of the sequences were cheesy but it's an old classic. The cast delivers solid performances and includes Telly Savalas, Elke Sommer, Sylva Koscina, and Alida Valli. "I am no longer a child. Let me live my life!" I came across this on Netflix as part of the Mario Bava collection and had to watch it. I enjoyed the film and thought it was better than many of the films in this collection. Telly Savalas was great in his role and kept the film off balance. This is a good film for fans of the genre. "I was not introduced to the fifth guest." Grade: C+ Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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