The Last House on the Beach (Italian: La settima donna, also known as Terror and The Seventh Woman) is a 1978 Italian rape and revenge-thriller film directed by Franco Prosperi.
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| Directed by | Franco Prosperi |
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| Story by | Ettore Sanzò[1] |
| Produced by | Pino Buricchi[1] |
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| Cinematography | Cristiano Pogány[1] |
| Edited by | Francesco Malvestito[1] |
| Music by | Roberto Pregadio[1] |
Production company | Magirus Film[1] |
| Distributed by | Magirus |
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Running time | 85 minutes[1] |
| Country | Italy[1] |
| Box office | ₤25.4 million |
The American title refers to Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left, and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas stated how "combining the nunsploitation subgenre with rape-revenge, the film deviates plot-wise from The Last House on the Left substantially, but arrives at a similar ethical conclusion".[2]
It was argued that the final scene of the movie inspired the final scene in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof.[3][4][5]
Cast
- Florinda Bolkan: Sister Cristina
- Ray Lovelock: Aldo
- Flavio Andreini: Walter
- Stefano Cedrati: Nino
- Sherry Buchanan: Lisa
Production
The Last House on the Beach was Franco Prosperi's second film as a director he made for producer Pino Burichhi.[1]
Release
The Last House on the Beach was distributed in Italy by Magirus and released on April 20, 1978.[1] Roberto Curti, author of Italian Crime Filmography 1968-1980 described the film as "performing very poorly in the Italian box office".[1] It grossed a total of 25.4 million Italian lira on its theatrical release.[1]
Reception
Roberto Curti stated that the film was one of the sleaziest sexploitation films.[1] Curti noted that the plot progression was minimal, and what was left was "a succession of grim, misogynist and exploitative scenes: adolescent nudes, slow motion sodomizations, vicious wounds, assorted killings."[1]
Notes
Bibliography
- Curti, Roberto (2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. ISBN 978-0786469765.
