The Whip and the Body 1963 123movies

Watch: La frusta e il corpo 1963 123movies, Full Movie Online – After the announcement of the servant Losat, the nobleman Kurt Menliff returns to the castle of his family at the seaside to congratulate his brother Christian Menliff for his marriage with his former lover Nevenka. Kurt feels the hatred and the fear of his father Count Menliff and the servant Giorgia, who blames him for seducing and killing her daughter, and indifference from his cousin Katia. On the next afternoon, the sadistic Kurt meets Nevenka riding a horse alone on the beach and whips the masochistic woman and makes love with her. Late night, Nevenka is missing and everybody is seeking her while Kurt is stabbed in the neck with the same dagger that Giorgia’s daughter was murdered. On the next days, the members of the family suspects of each other while Nevenka is haunted by the ghost of Kurt..
Plot: In the 19th century, a sadistic nobleman terrorizes the members of his family. He is found dead, but his ghost soon returns to haunt the residents of his castle.
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	6.7/10 Votes: 4,163
	71% | RottenTomatoes
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	N/A Votes: 99 Popularity: 6.664 | TMDB

Reviews:

Christopher Lee raises hell in Bava’s baroque horror romance!
Mario Bava is often hailed as one of the true gods of horror cinema, and for good reason. His influence extends his filmography, and many Mario Bava films have gone on to have a big effect on the horror genre on the whole. Films such as Bay of Blood and Black Sunday are well known and have been seen by many serious film fanatics, but when you delve deeper into the man’s list of directorial credits, his lesser known films tend to be just as good as his major hits. The Whip and the Body is one such film, and after viewing it; I rate it among the very top of the man’s movies. This Gothic horror romance features many of Mario Bava’s trademarks, which are the things that have won him such high praise from a number of well-informed sources. The story follows Nevenka, a young woman who is married to Christian, son of the lord of the castle in which the film takes place. However, things aren’t so simple as Christian’s brother, Kurt, a sadistic nobleman is still in love with his brother’s bride and has returned to the castle to reclaim his girl. Things really get interesting when he is found dead, only for his ghost to reappear inside the castle walls.

One of things that Mario Bava is often highly praised for is his use of lighting, and this film features what is probably the best use of lighting ever seen in a Bava film. The lights give flair to the scenery, and help to give the film that picturesque cinematography that the former cinematographer creates so well. Despite being excellent, however, it’s not the lighting that is the main standout in this movie; it’s the soundtrack. Giving the film a tragic love story atmosphere, the powerful theme bodes with the lighting to help create a tense and powerful atmosphere, in which Bava allows his actors to inhabit. This film represents the only pairing of Bava with British horror icon Christopher Lee, and as usual Lee lights up the screen with his persona and screen presence. The whipping scenes are what made this film notorious in the first place, and seeing Lee enjoying delivering the lashing is haunting and even quite frightening! The romance element of the story is wonderfully done, and it offsets the horror of the story well, which ultimately brings the film into balance. I rate this Bava film as one of the best the great Italian ever made and it therefore comes with a soaring recommendation.

An erotic, masochistic Gothic thriller of very high quality.
The beautiful Daliah Lavi is torn between two brothers: one evil (Christopher Lee) and one good (Tony Kendall). Powers which she cannot control has Lavi marry the cruel Lee but desire Kendall, and when Lee is brutally slain, it seems like happiness lies ahead for her. But the restless spirit of the vengeful Lee begins to haunt his old home, vowing vengeance on all who betrayed him. Signs of his presence are felt, and Lavi feels the same desires she had when Lee was alive.

When his presence finally appears, Lavi allows herself to be flogged in punishment by him, and feels her mind slipping as she continues to be confronted by some apparition of him as others in the household are who are driven insane. The mystery of who murdered Lee in the first place becomes a subject of some concern, especially when his resting place is opened up.

The musical theme that plays every time that Lavi and Lee are together is poignant but holds a hint of evil and something otherworldly keeping him, dead or alive, in control of her soul. He wants her to return with him to whatever world he has erupted from, and quietly, it’s obvious that she’s fighting to avoid that.

This combination of gothic horror with an otherworldly romance is both touching and disturbing because of Lee’s evil nature which is vampiric in nature. In fact, he does appear to have fangs of some sort, even if they are not Dracula like. Beautiful in every way, it’s easy to be drawn in with hopes that goodness will triumph over Lee’s machovellion ways. Director Mario Bava creates a DeSade like character who becomes one of the most unforgettable horror villains in film history.

Other Information:

Original Language it
Runtime 1 hr 32 min (92 min), 1 hr 25 min (85 min) (France), 1 hr 31 min (91 min) (Italy), 1 hr 27 min (87 min) (USA), 1 hr 26 min (86 min) (West Germany), 1 hr 18 min (78 min) (1964) (cut) (UK)
Budget 66500
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Not Rated
Genre Horror, Romance
Director Mario Bava
Writer Ernesto Gastaldi, Ugo Guerra, Luciano Martino
Actors Daliah Lavi, Christopher Lee, Tony Kendall
Country Italy, France
Awards N/A
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory N/A
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm