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Witness the most notoriously graphic and nasty descent into the nunsploitation genre with Gianfranco Mingozzi's unforgettable masterpiece of shock cinema that is Flavia The Heretic. Set during 15th Century Italy when brutality was wielded mercilessly in the name of God, young Flavia (Florinda Bolkan) is imprisoned in a monastery by her tyrannical father.
Rather than the years of quiet contemplation she might expect, the sexually frustrated Flavia instead gets a crash course in hell on earth as rape, torture, castration, bondage and worse becomes her world but that is nothing compared to what will become of her! Beautifully filmed by Alfio Contini (The Night Porter) and boasting a score by Oscar-winning composer Nicola Piovani this disturbingly cruel exploration of religiously condoned sexual violence is as well made as it is sadistic on the senses.
FLAVIA THE HERETIC (cert. 18) is released uncut (for the first time in the UK) on DVD by Shameless Screen Entertainment. The film is presented remastered in 1.85:1 with English 2.0 sound, in region 0. Also included on the disc is a Shameless original trailer gallery and the DVD comes presented with a reversible classic artwork sleeve.
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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Blimey, this naughty nunsploitation film from the early 1970s makes Ken Russell's "The Devils" look like "The Sound Of Music"! Set in 15th century Italy, the amazing Florinda Bolkan plays the title character who is sent to a convent by her father and then all Hell follows. She eventually escapes from the convent and joins an army of Muslim invaders and it then becomes payback time for all those who wronged her....
This movie is definitely not for the prudish or the squeamish. I'm sure that fans of European exploitation cinema will relish the scenes of rape, torture and castration but other viewers may find this film extremely heavy-going and uncomfortable to watch.
Hammer horror fans may wish to know that the film also stars Anthony Higgins (a.k.a. Anthony Corlan), the Northampton-born actor who appeared in "Taste The Blood Of Dracula" and "Vampire Circus", but "Flavia The Heretic" is a world apart from the Hammer movies in terms of its shocking content.
This DVD from Shameless Films presents the film in a 16 x 9 anamorphic ratio (for those of you who understand all that technical stuff) and the print is uncut so every sinful scene has been preserved in all its glory. If you dare, I suggest that you watch "Flavia" along with "Killer Nun" for a double helping of guilty pleasures and then pray for forgiveness afterwards.
This movie is definitely not for the prudish or the squeamish. I'm sure that fans of European exploitation cinema will relish the scenes of rape, torture and castration but other viewers may find this film extremely heavy-going and uncomfortable to watch.
Hammer horror fans may wish to know that the film also stars Anthony Higgins (a.k.a. Anthony Corlan), the Northampton-born actor who appeared in "Taste The Blood Of Dracula" and "Vampire Circus", but "Flavia The Heretic" is a world apart from the Hammer movies in terms of its shocking content.
This DVD from Shameless Films presents the film in a 16 x 9 anamorphic ratio (for those of you who understand all that technical stuff) and the print is uncut so every sinful scene has been preserved in all its glory. If you dare, I suggest that you watch "Flavia" along with "Killer Nun" for a double helping of guilty pleasures and then pray for forgiveness afterwards.
49 of 53 people found the following review helpful
Flavia the Heretic is probbaly the best example of the nunslpoitation genre it is well made the acting is top notch (especially by Florinda Bolkan) and has some grusome scenes of torture and some surreal imagery like a woman climbming in and out of a cows carcass. This is a highly reccomended film for fans of euro horror.
Shameless dvd is presented letterboxed (1.85:1) sadly not 16:9 enhanced like the package claims. The picture is very good however and the film is uncut for the first time ever in the UK. The only extra is a bunch of trailers. Highly reccomended.
Shameless dvd is presented letterboxed (1.85:1) sadly not 16:9 enhanced like the package claims. The picture is very good however and the film is uncut for the first time ever in the UK. The only extra is a bunch of trailers. Highly reccomended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Good Italian film, some sex & violence, pretty good acting.
I believe it's historically true, but not sure.
Ending quite gory.
I believe it's historically true, but not sure.
Ending quite gory.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Cut?
Not sure this is the uncut masterpiece-the Region 1 version is 101 minutes-this is 96 minutes -that's 5 minutes difference-I've seen the UK version & it looks suspiciously cut in... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Simon Bugler
horror
A true shocker this one!You know you're in for a nasty film experience from the start!If you enjoy bad acting...naff storyline...awful direction... Read more
Published on 20 May 2010 by A. Turville
Nun but the brave
I bought this film because I was collecting 'SHAMELESS' '70s giallo DVDs and thought I'd give it a go. Read more
Published on 12 July 2009 by John P. Yates
An excellent movie
Right, first off if you are expecting porn, you won't find it in this film, it isn't that type of movie. Read more
Published on 30 April 2009 by zippy
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