Mario and Lamberto Bava

 Mario Bava was a key figure in the history of the European horror film, and son Lamberto is pretty darn good himself. Between the two of them they represent 45 unbroken years of horrific excellence.

Listed Chronologically

Whip And The Body,The /Ws Uncut (DVD)    1963
DVD / All Regions
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S&M tinged Euro-horror classic. In the 19th century, a sadistic nobleman terrorizes the members of his family. He is found dead, but his ghost soon returns to haunt the residents of his castle. Kurt Menliff (Christopher Lee) returns home to his ancestral castle which he was forced to leave after he whipped a village girl nearly to death. He finds that his fiancé (Daliah Lavi) has married his brother, as well as having become the mistress of his father. He follows her to the beach and whips her savagely. She loves it and they end the session making love. The next day Kurt is found dead with a dagger plunged into his neck, but Daliah soon begins experiencing nightly flagellations at the hands of his ghost. The original US release (as WHAT!) was heavily cut, but this VCI edition is completely uncut and very good looking, restoring the rich color that has been missing from so many versions.

Choice of English and Italian language soundtracks with optional subtitles . commentary track by Bava historian Tim Lucas . two cut scenes hidden as "Easter Eggs." (Go to the Special Features menu, move the cursor to "Play American Titles," and push the left arrow button)

Otiginal title: La Frusta e il corpo

 

Planet of the Vampires (DVD)    1965
DVD / Region 1 (USA)
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NOTE: This Title Is Out Of Print; Limit One Per Customer. Cult classic shocker from Mario Bava starring Barry Sullivan as the captain of a spaceship stranded on a strange planet possessed by disembodied aliens, who soon discovers that his crew is being turned into "space vampires." With Norma Bengell, Angel Aranda. AKA: "The Demon Planet."

86 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; theatrical trailer.

 

Delirium (Photos Of Gioia) (DVD)    1987
Media Blasters DVD / Region 1 (USA)
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What a lot of topless women! Lamberto Bava essentially cut to the chase here, having his killer systematically slaying the models of an Italian Playboy style magazine... not real complicated, but effective euro-sleaze.

"Gioia is a buxom centerfold working for Pussycat magazine. In such a profession, having an admirer or two is expected, but Gioia's admirer is a vicious killer! He murders her fellow magazine models one at a time, using a variety of twisted implements of death. Gioia is the lucky recipient of a collection of photos, each with murdered bodies arranged around posters of her.

Renowned Italian horror star Serena Grandi, known as the Dolly Parton of Italy, leads the cast in this Lamberto Bava classic. Features the famous "bee attack" murder"

Cast: Serena Grandi, Daria Nicolodi, Vanni Corbellini, David Brandon, George Eastman

DVD FEATURES: Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen . Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo . Extras: Trailers, Introduction by Lamberto Bava, Interviews with Bava and cast

 
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