E tu vivrai nel terrore - L'aldilà (1981)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Lucio Fulci

Writers:

Dardano Sacchetti (story)
Dardano Sacchetti (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

March 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Behind this doorway lie the terrifying and unspeakable secrets of hell. No one who sees it lives to describe it. And you shall live in darkness for all eternity.

Plot:

A young woman inherits an old hotel in Louisiana where after a series of supernatural 'accidents', she learns that the building was built over one of the entrances to Hell.

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Hell | Doctor | Blind | Painter

Cast

Catriona MacColl	...	Liza Merril (as Katherine MacColl)
David Warbeck	...	Dr. John McCabe
Cinzia Monreale	...	Emily (as Sarah Keller)
Antoine Saint-John	...	Schweick
Veronica Lazar	...	Martha
Anthony Flees	...	Larry
Giovanni De Nava	...	Joe the Plumber
Al Cliver	...	Dr. Harris
Michele Mirabella	...	Martin Avery
Gianpaolo Saccarola	...	Arthur (as Giampaolo Saccarola)
Maria Pia Marsala	...	Jill
Laura De Marchi	...	Mary-Ann

Also Known As:

And You Will Live in Terror: The Beyond (Italy) (literal English title)
L'aldilà (Italy) (short title)
Seven Doors of Death (USA) (censored version)
The Beyond (International: English title)

Runtime:

87 min | USA:80 min (R-rated version)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | English

Color:

Black and White (Sepia) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (US version) | Mono (original version)

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | UK:18 (re-rating: 1987) (cut) (re-rating: 2001) (uncut) | UK:(Banned) (1984-1987) | UK:X (original rating: 1981) (cut) | USA:R (heavily cut) | USA:Unrated (uncut) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | West Germany:18 (original rating) | Germany:Not Rated (DVD rating) | Sweden:15 (uncut) | Italy:VM14 (DVD rating) | Australia:R | France:-16 | Italy:VM18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:18 (video rating) | West Germany:(Banned) | Norway:(Banned) (video rating) | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Incir De Paolis Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Fulvia Film

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Lucio Fulci]when David Warbeck answers the phone at the Jazz saloon, the director is reflected in the mirror behind him.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Sign outside the morgue reads "Do Not Entry".

Quotes:

Dr. John McCabe: [during the zombie rampage at the morgue] Harris! What the hell is going on around here?
Dr. Harris: I don't know. I think I'm going crazy. Here they come!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Tooth Fairy (2006) (V)

In the Afterlife....

The Beyond is one of Fulci's best films. The film takes place in modern day Louisiana as a woman oversees the the renevation of an hotel that she inherits. Strange and gory things start to happen and poof the hotel just happens to be over one of the 7 doors to hell. Very bloody with a slightly incoherent plot the film is a lot of fun and I suspect that no Fulci fan should be without their copy. Visually I think this is Fulci's best film (that I've seen) and the acting is what you'd expect. 7 / 10: FULCI LIVES