Taking place
during the World War, a group of poor farmers a
husband and wife named Pietro (Michael Segal) and
his wife Lucia (Debbie Rochon) along with Lucia's
mentally challenged sister Alice (Marissa Kay)
discover a well that seems to glow in which one
of them free's an object from the Earth's womb
which causes their vegetables to grow bigger in
which they think is doing good for them as well
as taking a hold of their farm with things
glowing by this some sort of alien color.
Suddenly, Lucia acts overly lustful towards
Pietro and behaving aggressively as well as
causing harm towards both him and Alice that he
had to keep her locked in an attic and tried to
have her exorcised by a preacher named Father
Mario (Matteo Tosi) but she kills him while he
tries to perform this. Not only that, both Alice
and Pietro both are badly effected too which
causes them to act insane as well as this womb is
a form of evil from the Earth's core.
A new look at an Italian horror
film and a real good one too. Probably one of the
best independent films you can see in this day
and age with a good budget too.
There's alot of mysterious moments especially
around the mentally challenged young lady with
her doll as there seems to be something about her
doll that comes into the horror story. Also the
mother in the film suddenly acting so nice and
calm and next so insanely evil since she has
become possessed. Plus there's good special
effects mainly surrounding the dark well which
gives it a totally creepy feel to it along with
moments of a crucifix hung on a wall falling to
the floor as well.
There's also nice nightmare sequences as well as
flashback scene's which almost seems similar to
the retro style of Children of the Corn
with a possessed woman running through a
cornfield but done in a much better fashion.
There's also great moments with twisted dialogues
in the nightmare scene's which at times seems
quite shocking too especially with a preacher
trying to perform an exorcism to the lead actress
in the flick.
There's also alot of great intensity with the
attack scene's too which totally makes the film
very supernatural and psychological at the same
time along with the odd moments of some zombie
action sequences too giving the film a darker and
creepier feel to it.
Bottom line is that this film is an H.P.
Lovecraft flick and one of the best
independent Italian horror film's and can really
be inspirational and can change the Italian
horror form in a good way with it's dark silent
and creepy edge to it all. By all means check
this one out.
The acting is terrifically done as
scream queen Debbie Rochon lived to play
this part and her best work ever proving to be a
worthy character actress with a great range of
versatality. Finally she gets her big break with
this film compared to alot of the made for video
quality junk she had in the past. She shows a
nice attitude in the beginning and then does her
possessions nicely showing a terrific nasty side
to her really coming acorss as someone totally
different. She certainly studied this role very
well with tons of energy and I have to say hats
off to her on this.
Michael Segal shows a nice masculine but
soft hearted attitude in his role as the husband
of the film. He shows some nice upsetting
emotions too with all that's surrounding him.
Marysia Kay was another fine actress in the
film playing someone mentally challenged and
having a difficult time speaking showing nice
sensitive actions to her part as well as her
fears bringing it all out of her. She also does
well acting obnoxious and aggressive when she
becomes possessed really leaping into it big
time. Plus she has a nice mysterious look to her
which is one of the film's plus'.
Eleanor James showed a nice girl attitude to
her part of the film and knowing how to be very
characteristic to what she was doing. She also
had the nice good looks which helps a horror film
in a good way with a girl next door appeal.
Debbie Rochon briefly
flashes a breast shot as well as exposing her
breasts in a bathtub during a separate scene of
the film.
There's someone bloodily shooting
someone else in the head during a nightmare
sequence
Lucia cuts off the side of her face in a bathtub
A preacher's eye is stabbed by a crucifix
A person's body is bloodily crushed
A man is stabbed by a pichfork
Ivan
Zuccon was marvellous with his work on this
film really drawing it intensely. He shows a nice
beginning with Marysia Kay holding a
doll and trying not to look at anything with
great camera shots on her walking down the stairs
as well as going to a well with her dropping the
doll in the well which makes you wonder what it
was all about. There's also a great hallucination
sequence with her in bed all bloodied screaming
and putting her hands to her head which looked
quite intense.
There's alot of good camera shots involving both Kay
and Michael Segal at a well trying to
reach for a bucket with a pole as well as good
reactions with mist flying out of the well at
them.
We spot a perfect flashback night sequence with Debbie
Rochon running through the cornfield with
quick shots on the cornfield passing by as well
as her burying a crucifix into the ground along
with bit part actress Allesandra Guerzoni
as the mother trying to talk to her and acting
shocked by what she's doing along with a nice
close up shot on Rochon's face with her
possessed dark eyes which looked quite spooky.
There's also good shots on Guerzoni racing
through the field and a nice surprise shot in the
head with her falling down which was
choroegraphed nicely.
There's a nice brief dialogue between Rochon
towards Kay the next day with her trying
to help her walk down a staircase showing a nice
caring attitude on her fears.
There's a nice dark setting with Kay
next to the well too scared to look into it with
sounds coming out and having her doll peek in as
well as a brief shot shooting up towards her from
the bottom of the well.
There's a great dialogue between both Rochon
and Segal acting full of life after
discovering that their vegetables have grown
bigger as well as later on at the dinner table
Kay speaking and them encouraging her to talk
again which looked like a good direction on a
family having a nice conversation.
There's also a nice glowing shot on Rochon
staring expressionlessly into the well and then
getting back into herself with Segal
approaching her.
There's also a good forceful reaction on Rochon
towards Segal when she tries to seduce
him which looked powerfully done as well as her
lying in bed with her possessed black eyes wide
open.
There's also a good shot on Rochon
standing up still with an evil glance and then
snapping out of it when Kay appraches
and speaking peacful towards her with suddenly
screaming out sinfully towards her.
There's also a nice shot on Rochon
sitting in a bathtub grabbing a razorblade and
cutting her face up which will make you cringe
with great shots on all of this.
There's a nice intense moment with Rochon
screaming out and acting crazy in a hall of her
house.
There's a good distant shot up in the attic with
supporting actor Matteo Torsi as a preacher
performing an exorcism with Rochon up
close lying sideways acting expressionless and
then him approaching her with her attacking him
and getting menacing towards him with terrific
fast action camera shots on the two of them.
There's some good camera shots looking down on Kay
near a staircase stabbing her doll.
There's a good shot with supporting actress Eleanor
James at the well and speaking towards Kay
on the other end with her getting in a rage and
then a good apporach by bit part actor Emmett
J. Scanlan as a soldier poiting a gun at her
head and firing. All of this had some great
timing looking truly twisted thanks to Zuccon's
work.
There's also a nice dark moment with Kay
entering the attic with her doll and Rochon
speaking softly towards her and the talking to
the doll too which seemed quite spooky. Plus
during this moment there's great reactions on Segal
and Kay as if they're in pain on what's
happening.
There's a great moment with Kay getting
into a possessed lustful rage forcing herself on Segal
which shows alot of energy.
There's a good moment with Rochon
staring out the window in the attic and turning
around and trying to speak nicely towards Kay
with her looking upset and then a great traging
moment happens between them which breaks the
silence in a good horror fashion.
There's a great shot looking up from underground
with Segal burying a corpse.
There's a good shot rolling around all James,
Gerry Shanahan and Segal in a home
at a table with the discussion of the death and
murder of someone showing their sad emotions.
There's a perfect dark shot on supporting actor Emmet
Scanlan acting zombielike with his cold
words in a dark house with a nice creeped out
reaction by James in which has a perfect
horror direction.
There's a terrific violent, aggressive and
possessive reaction on Segal with a
pitchfork slowly approaching Shanahan
with a good fearful reaction on him backing up
and Segal plunging in the pitchfok
acting brutal which looked perfectly directed.
The
music was very strong and superb sounding all
done by Marco Werba with alot of
quivering violin music plus some tragic sounds
with some trobone playing blended in. There's
many chilling piano playing for the possessive
moments too. Plus there's the odd female chanting
sounds. There's also the typcal horror booming
sounds for the most terrifying moments. All in
all the music sounds fit for a mainstream motion
picture which was surprising since this was an
indepdendent flick.
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