Eva nera (1976)

Judas, a wealthy playboy living in Hong Kong, is obsessed with snakes. His apartment is full of them, and he treats them as if they were his children. One night Judas' brother persuades him... See full summary »

Director:

Joe D'Amato

Writer:

Joe D'Amato (screenplay)

Stars:

Jack Palance, Laura Gemser, Gabriele Tinti

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jack Palance	...	Judas Carmichael
Laura Gemser	...	Eva
Gabriele Tinti	...	Jules Carmichael
Michele Starck	...	Gerri
Ziggy Zanger	...	Candy (as Sigrid Zanger)
Guido Mariotti	...	(as G. Mariotti)

Storyline

Judas, a wealthy playboy living in Hong Kong, is obsessed with snakes. His apartment is full of them, and he treats them as if they were his children. One night Judas' brother persuades him to accompany him to see a dance act at a nightclub. Judas is astounded to see that the act consists of a beautiful Asian woman who dances nude while holding a python. He is immediately smitten, and winds up hiring her to take care of his snakes while he's away on business. However, things start to take a sinister turn.

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Plot Keywords:

snake | nightclub | lesbian | grindhouse | female rear nudity | 

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Taglines:

Every New Embrace Brought Her Strange New Delights...

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Emmanuelle Goes Japanese

Filming Locations:

Elios Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Matra Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The British video release had cover illustrations from The Hot Girls, Penelope Pulls It Off and I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight, but none from the actual film itself.

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Connections

Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005)

User Reviews

Dull 70s nudie flick.

I should have known better. I was actually expecting this film to be a combination of mystery, drama and horror. I knew from the box cover that there would be nudity. What I didn't know was that the nudity is the main feature of the movie. The movie has several nude women and many nude scenes. That would be OK if there was at least a stronger plot and a little bit more reason for making this movie other than showing skin. I know this type of film may have it's followers but even if viewed as a skin flick, it's boring and even a bit humorous. It was made in 1976. At that time it may have been exciting but compared to milder, soft porn movies of today, this would have to be classified as very mild, to the point of being almost dull. This movie was just too long for so few meaningful scenes. I can't think of any good reason for watching this film other than to have a nostalgic look at a 70s nudie flick.