| Queens of Evil | |
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| Directed by | Tonino Cervi |
| Written by | Tonino Cervi Benedetto Benedetti Antonio Triose Raoul Katz |
| Produced by | Raoul Katz Alessandro Jacovoni |
| Starring | Haydée Politoff Silvia Monti Ida Galli Ray Lovelock |
| Cinematography | Sergio D'Offizi |
| Edited by | Mario Morra |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| Distributed by | Regionale (Italy) |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | Italy France |
| Language | Italian |
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
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.
Cast
- Haydée Politoff as Liv
- Silvia Monti as Samantha
- Ida Galli as Bibiana
- Ray Lovelock as David
- Gianni Santuccio as the Devil
- Guido Alberti as Priest
Release
Mondo Macabro released Queens of Evil on Blu-ray on March 9, 2021.
Reception
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."
References
- "QUEENS OF EVIL (Standard Edition)". Mondo Macabro. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- "NEW RELEASES: MARCH 9, 2021". Media Play News. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- Thomson, Rocco (9 March 2021). "Review: Mondo Macabro Serves Up Two Lady-Centric Eurocult Jewels". Rue Morgue. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2023.