Daria nicolodi has a convincing performance in the role of a. The shock 1982 a parisian hit man alain delon must complete one last job for his employers before he retires. Mario bava was one of the finest horror directors of all time, a true pioneer in gothic elegance and innovative special effects. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. This movie nails the how to drive someone round the twist. Shock beyond the door ii is a film directed by mario bava with daria nicolodi, john steiner, david colin jr. The other night, an excellent documentary was on tv about mario bava. Retitled shock 1977, the film s mix of ghosthouse ghoulishness and a psychological complexity that puts it on par with roman polanskis repulsion 1965 drew mario bava out of his twoyear funk. It was a slow moving film, but when it picks up, it really picks up, and it becomes a pretty scary. By 1977, the nature of the horror film had already changed significantly. It stars peter cushing as a former ss commander, brooke adams as a tourist, and john carradine as the captain of the tourists boat. Visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive nazi commandant has been breeding a group of zombie soldiers called the.
One of the early electronic scores, shock waves represents innovative scoring at its leanest and meanest. Shock download italiano, film shock in italiano shock 1977 streaming ita admin 20170616t01. Once i got comfortable with the dubbing i loved this. Sep, 2012 capolavoro di mario bava film shock 1977 bellissimo film da vedere lasciate commenti grazie. I had never seen a film of his before, but i had heard of him. Pg 1h 25min horror, mystery, scifi 15 july 1977 usa visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive nazi commandant has been breeding a group of zombie soldiers. Truth be told, i honestly expected a lot more from the film.
The acting is pretty gooddaria nicolodi gives a sympathetic performance as dora baldini,a victimized woman on the brink of lunacy. Compare shock with virtually any nobudget horror film from modern times. The direction of mario bava is capable to make a great lowbudget film with a simple storyline. Filmed mostly in june 1977, the film was hurried and already released in italy in august 1977.
If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of. Sometimes all you need in horror is a sense of mood in a place. Released by cinevox in 2000 cdmdf 350 containing music from shock schock beyond the door ii 1977. Classic moviess shock 1977 daria nicolodi john steiner. Its plot focuses on a woman who moves into the home she shared with her deceased former husband, where she finds herself tormented by supernatural occurrences. The whole film left me with a very creepy feeling and for that i feel that the film worked completely. The screenplay by wiederhorn and john harrison enhances this simple setup by introducing the film s antagonists in a precredits sequence. When a family moves into a home with a shocking secret, their lives become a nightmare of homicidal hallucinations as their young son begins to communicate with the spirits of the dead. Instead of the gothic mood pieces of previous decades, the genre had become more dynamic, seeking shocks rather than heady atmosphere.
Released in america under the title beyond the door ii, shock is the final feature film directed by legendary horror maestro mario bava black sunday, twitch of the death nerve. Shock represents the maestros last theatrical release, and although its not his best work, its still an exemplary finale to a brilliant career. The film is also bolstered by daria nicolodis best ever performance, pity she didnt perform as well for dario argento as she did here. Shock 1977 italian filmmaker mario bava came to direct his final feature film in a roundabout way roundabout because he had by 1976 all but given up on his career. Shock waves is a film that i have seen several many.
Werker and starring vincent price, lynn bari and frank latimore. Shock 1977 aka beyond the door ii 1979 alternate titles turn me on. Shock was released in italy on 12 august 1977 where it was distributed by titanus. Its plot focuses on a woman who moves into the home she. Though the screenplay credit reflects the contributions of several writers. It was released in the uk by distributor antony balch as doctor in the nude. Dora baldini daria nicolodi, her son marco david colin jr. During world war ii, those wacky nazis created the death corps, nighinvincible troopers made from the dead german soldiers.
First, latex rocked the world of adult entertainment with its unprecedented visionary style. Every time i see the cover picture for this movie it looks almost exactly like the cover of the book by shirley jackson we have always lived in. Other times, a warped state of mind can help a great deal by a filmmakers point of view to get a viewer tapped in. I could see the influence on other films such as the sixth sense, stir of echoes, and what lies beneath, and i can safely say that i enjoyed shock more than all these others.
Jun 16, 2017 shock download italiano, film shock in italiano shock 1977 streaming ita admin 20170616t01. Every time i watch a mario bava film im surprised by the method of his madness. Oct 25, 2018 a couple is terrorized in their new house haunted by the vengeful ghost of the womans former husband who possesses her young son. It was bavas last theatrical feature before he died of a heart. Certainly a more modern tale than mario bava is often associated with, the film was retitled beyond the door ii and is regarded as an unrelated sequel to the successful ovidio assonitis film which was released in 1974.
Shock waves pg 1h 25min horror, mystery, scifi 15 july 1977 usa visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive nazi commandant has been breeding a group of zombie soldiers. The fact she could act so well here was a big shock for me. However, the fact is that mario bavas last full feature sees him go out with a bang rather than a whimper. The guy who introduced the film said that it wasnt bavas best film but that it was a film that gets better every year. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film.
The film ditches the previous film s camp value and opts instead for shock horror. That said shock waves is far from perfect and is definatly not to all tastes. I spend the first quarter of the film thinking, where the heck is this going and what does this have to do with anything, but then things start to come together and small insignificant actions begin to make sense. Shock is a 1977 italian horror film directed by mario bava. Having much in common with the superb melvin and howard, shock treatment is a scathing satire of the manipulating powers of television and eerily preceeds the recent onslaught of soap operastyle reality tv shows. Released by ams music in 2015 containing music from shock schock beyond the door ii 1977. Trailer for the 1977 film starring peter cushing and brooke adams. Nov, 2015 shock soundtrack from 1977, composed by libra.
It is a good film in a sense that it is original in its plot for its time. This film often doesnt get a lot of respect, even among italian horror fans, and im sure the reason for that is at least partly because it was released as an unrelated sequel to a crappy horror film. A couple is terrorized in their new house haunted by the vengeful ghost of the womans former husband who possesses her young son. If the film had a better script and a few more surprises up its sleeve it would be a superb horror movie. Horror movie posters movie poster art horror films film posters foreign movies cinema thing 1 movie theater classic movies. No member of this horrific ss unit was ever captured by the allied forces and, somewhere off the coast of florida, they have survived. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title shock. Renowned for his gothic horror masterpieces, i was enthusiastic to finally pop in the last movie he ever directed, shock. Daria nicolodi deep red, phenomena and john steiner tenebre star in this euro horror favorite, now restored from the original negative materials for the first time. Shock trama cast recensione scheda del film di mario bava con daria nicolodi, john steiner, david colin jr. Einhorns evocative score undoubtedly has been one of the key elements in the success of the film, with its sparse yet beguilling textures, capturing perfectly the menace and despair of the undead.
Shock waves is a creepy zombie film that doesnt rely on cheap trick to create tension or horror. Shock is a 1977 italian horror film directed by mario bava and starring daria nicolodi, john steiner, and david colin, jr. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Very low budget horror at its finest from the master. So what could make a dead man push his wife into insanity. Horror a woman returns to live with her son and her second husband to the house where she lived with her first husband. Its not only suspenseful and stylish,but its impact on the later italian horror movies is clearly visible. Shock di mario bava 1977 spruzzidicinema 0 youtube.
Cinema times, vintage movies, movie posters, fictional characters, popcorn posters, film poster, fantasy characters, old. Remodeled in madness and painted with blood, they soon discover that domestic bliss can be murder. Shock stays true to that formula and its quite enjoyable. Shock has style to spare and didnt rely on cheap gore effects, which were all desensitized to now. The film is about a group of tourists who encounter aquatic nazi zombies when they become shipwrecked.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. I love the way movies used to be rereleased and retitled, as if changing what the movies called suddenly made it a brand new property, like when god told me to was rereleased to theaters as a film called demon. In the dark days of world war ii, the nazi high command ordered its scientists to create a top secret race of indestructible zombie storm troopers unliving, unfeeling, unstoppable monstrosities that killed with their bare hands. Italian horror auteur mario bava s final theatrical film. Shock waves is a 1977 american horror film written and directed by ken wiederhorn. Its cast features peter cushing and john carradine. Well by using your own child, yeah possess your kid to catch a free grope. May 26, 2017 shock treatment download ita, film shock treatment in italiano shock treatment 1981 streaming ita admin 20170526t00. Shock 1977 mario bava japanese poster, film posters. Also known as beyond the door ii 1977 was mario bavas final film before his death. Shock waves has always remained a firm favorite of mine ever since i saw it on a battered vhs tape from vipco in the 90s, so for me to do any real critical analysis of this much loved picture is hard as i always look at this film through rose tinted glasses. It was artsy and strange and that is exactly what we see in the mario bava film shock.
Schock is a 1977 italian horror film directed by mario bava and starring daria nicolodi, john steiner, and david colin, jr. One of the films promotional posters utilised artwork adapted without credit from william teasons cover design for popular librarys paperback edition of the shirley jackson novel we have always lived in the castle. This was just a great film and dare i say, one of bavas very best. Released in america under the title beyond the door ii, shock. Peter cushing is excellent in his role, and its hard to picture anyone else in the role. Shock is a 1946 american film noir directed by alfred l. Tutti film completi trovati su youtube buona visione. Classic moviess shock 1977 daria nicolodi john steiner youtube. Video recensione del film di mario bava shock 1977 nel numero 0 di spruzzidicinema a cura di riccardo paccosi e rinaldo scarponi. The premise of shock waves is quite basic a group of tourists find themselves shipwrecked on a remote island with a former ss officer peter cushing who hides a terrifying secret. Some of the nightmares that dora has are sort of psychedelically strange and disturbing. Michael ninn and antonio passolini have teamed up again to bring you a cybersequal that takes you even deeper into the psyche of their nowfamous antihero malcolm stevens.