Call of the Blonde Goddess (1977) Der Ruf der blonden Göttin (original title)

Director:

Jesus Franco

Writers:

Jesus Franco
Erwin C. Dietrich

Release Date:

9 December 1977 (West Germany)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Susan arrives in Haiti to live with her husband Jack, who lives with a lesbian housekeeper and Olga...

Plot Keywords:

Voodoo Ceremony | Nymphomaniac | Haiti | Murder | Lesbian

Cast

Muriel Montossé	...	Inès (as Vicky Adams)
Ada Tauler	...	Susan
Jack Taylor	...	Jack Haus
Karine Gambier	...	Olga
Vítor Mendes	...	Dr. Barri
Ly Frey
Rita Moreno
Sandra Daenliker
Aida Gouveia

Directed by
Jesus Franco		(as Jess Franco)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Erwin C. Dietrich		(as Manfred Gregor)
Jesus Franco		(as Manfred Gregor)

Produced by
Erwin C. Dietrich	....	producer

Original Music by
Walter Baumgartner

Cinematography by
Andreas Demmer

Production Management
Werner Zeindler	....	production manager

Production Companies

• Elite Film
• Nestor Film Produktion

Distributors

• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2003) (Switzerland) (DVD) (as VIP Entertainment)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (UK) (2004) (UK) (DVD)
• Western

Also Known As:

"Der Ruf der blonden Göttin" - Switzerland (original title)
"Voodoo Passion" - International (English title), USA
"Porno Shock" - USA

Runtime:

Germany:82 min | Spain:89 min | UK:82 min

Country:

Switzerland

Language:

German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 (cut) (1981) | West Germany:18 | UK:18

Company:

Elite Film

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "De la B a la Z: S.O.S. Invasión (#1.3)" (2011)

Jess Tells His Story Again

"Voodoo Passion" is another terrific Jess Franco film, which, not surprisingly, will probably be enjoyed mostly by Franco fans. He remade the film in 1982 as "Mil Sexos Tiene La Noche", and he had previously filmed the story in the early 1970's as "Nightmares Come at Night", so anyone familiar with these other two films will find that "Voodoo Passion" holds little surprises in terms of plot. What sets this version apart from the other films is the overblown sexiness and lustfulness that flows throughout, much to the credit of the female cast members. Ada Tauler, as the innocent bride subjected to recurring nightmares, plays her role as victim quite well despite the fact that she is visually a sex bomb. Karine Gambier, on hand as Tauler's nymphomanicial sister-in-law, exaggerates her libidinous performance to great effect; her character is fun and frothy, but this does not mean Gambier falls short in the acting department. Vicky Adams struts her stuff in several nude dance/voodoo ritual ceremony scenes, usually set to jazz music, and these scenes are quite extended, Franco style, but are never boring and, of course, they are highly erotic and fetishistic. Aida Vargas literally pops in and out so briefly she doesn't even have time to undress. Jack Taylor, one of the few male cast members, is on hand in his sleazy bad-guy role, a very similar role to the one he had in the simultaneously-filmed Franco film "Swedish Nympho Slaves", aka "Sexy Sisters."

The DVD transfer is beautiful and letter boxed, so Franco fans can enjoy another masterpiece of trash cinema from one of the best in the business.