Queens of Evil

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Queens of Evil
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTonino Cervi
Written byTonino Cervi
Benedetto Benedetti
Antonio Triose
Raoul Katz
Produced byRaoul Katz
Alessandro Jacovoni
StarringHaydée Politoff
Silvia Monti
Ida Galli
Ray Lovelock
CinematographySergio D'Offizi
Edited byMario Morra
Music byAngelo Francesco Lavagnino
Distributed byRegionale (Italy)
Release date
December 1970 (Italy)
Running time
90 minutes[1]
CountriesItaly
France
LanguageItalian

Queens of Evil (Italian: Le regine) is a 1970 fantasy horror film directed by Tonino Cervi and starring Haydée Politoff, Silvia Monti, Ida Galli and Ray Lovelock.

Plot[edit]

A young carefree hippie named David is involved in an altercation with a motorist after stopping to fix his flat tire, which results in the motorist's death. David avoids the police and rides deep into the forest, spending the night in a woodshed. The next morning he encounters three mysterious sisters who entice and draw him into their world.

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Release[edit]

Mondo Macabro released Queens of Evil on Blu-ray on March 9, 2021.[2]

Reception[edit]

Rue Morgue magazine spoke positively of the film, praising its "hazy dreamlike quality" and noting it possesses "an obvious giallo flavor," while drawing comparisons to Lucio Fulci's A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971) as "a film similarly entranced/repulsed by hippie culture and sexual transgression."[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "QUEENS OF EVIL (Standard Edition)". Mondo Macabro. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. ^ "NEW RELEASES: MARCH 9, 2021". Media Play News. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. ^ Thomson, Rocco (9 March 2021). "Review: Mondo Macabro Serves Up Two Lady-Centric Eurocult Jewels". Rue Morgue. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

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