Rent Black Magic Rites (1973)
2.5 of 5 from 57 ratings
1h 30min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Hundreds of years ago, Jack Nelson (Mickey Hargitay) was restrained while he watched his lover Isabella burned at the stake for witchery. Now immortal, he spends the next several centuries refining a method to reincarnate his precious lover. His obsession turns him into a monster, walking the Earth in search of virgins to kidnap in his attempt to raise his lover from the grave.
- Actors:
- Mickey Hargitay, Rita Calderoni, Raul Lovecchio, Christa Barrymore, Consolata Moschera, William Darni, Max Dorian, Marcello Bonini Olas, Cristina Perrier, Stefania Fassio, Gabriele Bentivoglio, Vittorio Fanfoni, Anna Ardizzone, Marisa Indice, Tano Cimarosa, Dunca Balsor, Carmen Young
- Directors:
- Renato Polselli
- Producers:
- Mario Maestrelli
- Writers:
- Renato Polselli
- Aka:
- Riti, magie nere e segrete orge nel trecento... / The Reincarnation of Isabel / Black Magic Rites & the Secret Orgies of the 14th Century
- Studio:
- Redemption Films
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror
- Countries:
- Italy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/10/2017
- Run Time:
- 98 minutes
- Languages:
- Italian LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Trailers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 18/09/2023
- Run Time:
- 98 minutes
- Languages:
- Italian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.66:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary with critics and authors David Flint and Kim Newman (2023)
- The 7th Art According to Ralph Brown (2023, 34 mins): far-reaching documentary on the first half of writer-director Renato Polselli's career, featuring archival interviews with the filmmaker and his regular collaborator, actor Mickey Hargitay, as well as new contributions from director and programmer Luca Rea
- When We Were Crazy (2023, 19 mins): enigrtlatic composer Gianfranco Reverberi revisits his haunting score
- Chaos Magic (2023, 39 mins): author and musician Stephen Thrower analyses Polselli's nightmarish cult classic within the context of the director's wider oeuvre
- Rock Delirium (2023, 25 mins): DJ and soundtrack enthusiast Lovely Jon deconstructs Reverberi's delirious compositions
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
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Reviews (1) of Black Magic Rites
Mild Black Magic spoilers follow ... - Black Magic Rites review by NP
Isabelle (Rita Calderoni) has been burned to death, and accused of witchery. A group of vampires keep her body, greyed and damaged, and sacrifice virgins in a bid to bring her back to life. Into the protracted maelstrom comes Laureen and her fiancé Richard Brenton and bless me! She’s the living embodiment of the long-dead Isabelle. Much wailing and screaming ensues – you needn’t worry too much about the storyline (there are many flashbacks outlining what is going on, but even then it is not made clear that they *are* flashbacks, which helps the dizzying incomprehensibility nicely). I found myself just enjoying the crazy exploitation style of it all and basking in the long-gone European atmosphere. The very effective musical score from Romolo Forlai and Gianfranco Reverberi only serves the enhance this.
I quite enjoyed this for what it is. It’s loud and it’s relentless and some of the set-pieces are eerily effective – but after the brief end credits rolled, I was ready for something else.
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