Violación fatal (1978)

Calificación de los usuarios:

4.3/10   

Director:

León Klimovsky

Escritores:

Juan José Porto (dialogue)
Juan José Porto (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

11 septiembre 1978 (Spain)

Género:

Horror

Plot Keywords:

Razor | Female Nudity | Fear | Physical Abuse | Guest

Comentarios de los usuarios:

No masterpiece, but a solid thriller

Reparto

Ágata Lys	...	Veronica - the Inn-keeper
Heinrich Starhemberg	...	The Paperback writer (as Henry Gregor)
Ricardo Merino	...	Eva's boyfriend
Isabel Pisano	...	Eva - the prostitute
Antonio Mayans	...	Ana's boyfriend
Sandra Alberti	...	Elena - The writer's wife
Irene Foster	...	Ana - the young camper.
Aparicio Rivero
Tony García Jr.		(as Tony García)

También conocida como:

Trauma

País:

Spain

Idioma:

Español

Color:

Color

Locaciones de Filmación:

Las Navas del Marqués, Ávila, Castilla y León, Spain

Compañía:

Laro Films S.A.

No masterpiece, but a solid thriller

This Spanish thriller from 1977 tells the story of a writer, who takes some days off to write his new novel. He's coming to a guesthouse at a lake in the midst of Spain's countryside. The owner of the guesthouse is an attractive woman with a problem: her sick husband that nobody is allowed to see except for her. Truth is that the husband doesn't exist (anymore), but she's schizophrenic. And while the author is spared, other guests fall victim to a gloved killer with a razor. Is it the schizophrenic owner or someone else?

Director Leon Klimovsky is best known for his low-budgeted straight horror films, so this solid thriller is quite an unusual work in his oeuvre, and also one of his less known efforts. Even though it's not very original and borrows heavily from films like Hitchcock's "Psycho" or even the cool Spanish horror thriller "Una Vela Para el Diablo" (1973), it's still quite thrilling and boosts some scary moments. The murder scenes are done in Italian Giallo-style and, even though simply done, quite gory. The unknown cast is not first rate, but also give solid performances. The end of the film is a bit irritating and a lowdown in a way. All in all, "Violación Fatal" is an interesting little thriller for aficionados of European horror and thriller films. Rating: 6 out of 10.