Macumba sexual (1983)

Director:

Jesus Franco

Writers:

Jesus Franco (screenplay)
Jesus Franco (story)

Release Date:

20 October 1983 (Spain)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

Princess Obongo, the Goddess of Unspeakable Lust, uses dark powers to ensnare a hapless couple of yuppies, so that she can imbue them with evil and conquer the world. |

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian Scene | Erotica | Nightmare | Nudity | Explicit Sex

Cast

Ajita Wilson	...	Princesa Obongo
Lina Romay	...	Alice Brooks (as Candy Coster)
Antonio Mayans	...	Novio de Alice (as Robert Foster)
Lorna Green	...	Amapola
José Ferro	...	Tulipán
Jesus Franco	...	Recepcionista (as Juan G. Cabral)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Spain:18

Filming Locations:

Canary Islands, Spain

Company:

Golden Films Internacional S.A.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Macumba sexual: Voodoo Jess (2006) (V)

Lina Romay in her hottest of hot pants

There is some confusion as to the correct title, running time and date of this film. On the DVD Jess himself mentions that the film should be 'Macumba' and yet IMDb has a separate listing for this title. Anyway we have what we have and thankfully it's a goodie. If not quite as delirious as was intended it certainly has a life its own and whilst there is barely any plot or even dialogue it takes us with it, back and forth. The fantastic, open-legged performance from Lina Romay in her hottest of hot pants, helps enormously. So too does the majestic/devilish turn from Ajita Wilson. The Canary Isles settings are wonderful and with the film being so well shot it looks fantastic all the time with some real stand out scenes such as Ajita's appearance on the beach, striding along with what looks like a couple of hounds and turns out to be a couple of naked slaves on leashes! There are a lot of sex scenes but thanks to an obvious chemistry between the two leading ladies these are lively and often most erotic. Jess seems aware here that the same sex set- up again and again for a prolonged period does not equal erotic and he allows himself to play with his zoom lens at some surprising moments. There is one particular bed scene where shafts of sunlight fall across the nakedness and he picks this out momentarily causing the flesh to go out of focus. It is little bits and bobs like this throughout the film that give it if not a surreal quality then certainly a unsettling edge, despite all the sun and sex. Excellent.