list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Black Sunday on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Black_Sunday/3549/default.aspx Title: Black Sunday
Year: 1961
Director: Mario Bava
Plot: Generally considered to be the foremost example of Italian Gothic horror, this darkly atmospheric black-and-white chiller put director Mario Bava on the international map and made the bewitching Barbara Steele a star. Steele plays Princess Asa, a high priestess of Satan who is gruesomely executed in 1600s Moldavia by having a spiked mask hammered into her face. Before she dies, Asa vows revenge on the family who killed her and returns from the grave two centuries later to keep her promise. In a striking resurrection scene replete with bats, scorpions and fog, Asa rises from the tomb to claim her bloody vengeance. With vampires, bubbling flesh, dank crypts, undead servants and torch-bearing mobs, the plot is a little ripe, but the visuals are Bava's primary consideration. The atmosphere is so heavy and the imagery so dense that the film becomes nearly too rich in texture, but the sheer, ghastly beauty of it all is entrancing. Although this was only the second of Bava's twenty-six films as director, it is undoubtedly his best and the one upon which most of his considerable reputation rests. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:31:06 GMTBlack Sunday1961Mario BavaGenerally considered to be the foremost example of Italian Gothic horror, this darkly atmospheric black-and-white chiller put director <a href="/players/P____81044/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Mario Bava</a> on the international map and made the bewitching <a href="/players/P____67811/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Barbara Steele</a> a star. Steele plays Princess Asa, a high priestess of Satan who is gruesomely executed in 1600s Moldavia by having a spiked mask hammered into her face. Before she dies, Asa vows revenge on the family who killed her and returns from the grave two centuries later to keep her promise. In a striking resurrection scene replete with bats, scorpions and fog, Asa rises from the tomb to claim her bloody vengeance. With vampires, bubbling flesh, dank crypts, undead servants and torch-bearing mobs, the plot is a little ripe, but the visuals are Bava's primary consideration. The atmosphere is so heavy and the imagery so dense that the film becomes nearly too rich in texture, but the sheer, ghastly beauty of it all is entrancing. Although this was only the second of Bava's twenty-six films as director, it is undoubtedly his best and the one upon which most of his considerable reputation rests. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide1Slightly Tagged (1-5)10113http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u43919yskhy.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Black_Sunday/3549/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Re_Italian_Horror/222/18936/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Dr_Gor
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Post Date: 8/27/2007 7:11:24 PM
Body: I have yet to see "Blood And Black Lace" though I have heard MUCH about it. I AM, however, somewhat familiar with the works of Mario Bava and Lamberto Bava as well. Mario was a veteran director before he ever discovered the use of color film... he directed Barbara Steele in "Black Sunday" and a few other early B&W's as well... "Baron Blood" was quite a good Bava film as well... Of course, I did not consider "Black Sunday" as a 'Bava' film but rather as a 'Barbara Steele' film... of which there were many. With several different directors... The one thing I know, is they were ALL great!
]]>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:11:24 GMTDr_GorHORROR MOVIES 1018/27/2007 7:11:24 PM I have yet to see "Blood And Black Lace" though I have heard MUCH about it. I AM, however, somewhat familiar with the works of Mario Bava and Lamberto Bava as well. Mario was a veteran director before he ever discovered the use of color film... he directed Barbara Steele in "Black Sunday" and a few other early B&amp;W&#39;s as well... "Baron Blood" was quite a good Bava film as well... Of course, I did not consider "Black Sunday" as a &#39;Bava&#39; film but rather as a &#39;Barbara Steele&#39; film... of which there were many. With several different directors... The one thing I know, is they were ALL great! http://www.spout.com/blogs/slipofthetongue/archive/2007/6/30/12663.aspx Post By: slipofthetongue
Post To: SlipOfTheTongue Blog
Post Date: 6/30/2007 12:23:00 AM
Body: I'll admit I have a lot of catching up to do when it comes to Italian horror. The genre is largely unappreciated and it definitely has a lot to offer. BLACK SUNDAY (1960, a.k.a. The Mask of Satan) was one of Mario Bava's earliest films. The mix feels like... one part horrific elegy and one part escapist fantasy. There are archetypal moments that give one a sense of cinematic deja vu. Maybe it's because Bava has influenced filmmakers such as Tim Burton and Martin Scorcese. I'm sure we have felt his style through the influence he has had on other contemporary directors. Bava was very high on mood and creating a sense of atmosphere. From the standpoint of pure style this film is outstanding. The thing that keeps me from giving it a better rating is a sluggish story and two dimensional acting. Barbara Steele is the exception. She is magnetic in her dual role as Katia and Princess Asa (the witch).The photography is beautiful and the shot composition absolutely blows the doors off most directors. There were moments in this film that reminded me of Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast. The camera movement is elegant and active without being showy. The black and white feels timeless. The shot of the horse drawn carriage moving in slow motion is one of those archetypal images that makes you feel as though you are seeing a true original, and an innovator, at work.If you are interested in pure craft and the texture a gifted director can bring to mediocre material, this is definitely one to check out.
]]>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 04:23:00 GMTslipofthetongueSlipOfTheTongue Blog6/30/2007 12:23:00 AMI'll admit I have a lot of catching up to do when it comes to Italian horror. The genre is largely unappreciated and it definitely has a lot to offer. BLACK SUNDAY (1960, a.k.a. The Mask of Satan) was one of Mario Bava's earliest films. The mix feels like... one part horrific elegy and one part escapist fantasy. There are archetypal moments that give one a sense of cinematic deja vu. Maybe it's because Bava has influenced filmmakers such as Tim Burton and Martin Scorcese. I'm sure we have felt his style through the influence he has had on other contemporary directors. Bava was very high on mood and creating a sense of atmosphere. From the standpoint of pure style this film is outstanding. The thing that keeps me from giving it a better rating is a sluggish story and two dimensional acting. Barbara Steele is the exception. She is magnetic in her dual role as Katia and Princess Asa (the witch).The photography is beautiful and the shot composition absolutely blows the doors off most directors. There were moments in this film that reminded me of Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast. The camera movement is elegant and active without being showy. The black and white feels timeless. The shot of the horse drawn carriage moving in slow motion is one of those archetypal images that makes you feel as though you are seeing a true original, and an innovator, at work.If you are interested in pure craft and the texture a gifted director can bring to mediocre material, this is definitely one to check out. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/revenge/MemberTagFilms.aspxrevenge
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