Nuda per Satana (1974)

Italian Gothic horror that tells the tale of a man who stops at a remote castle hoping to get medical help for an injured woman, only to find the inhabitants mirror the darker sides of the woman and himself.

Director:

Luigi Batzella

Writer:

Luigi Batzella

Stars:

Rita Calderoni, Stelio Candelli, James Harris

Cast

Cast overview:
Rita Calderoni	...	Susan Smith / Evelyn
Stelio Candelli	...	Dr. William Benson / Peter
James Harris	...	The Devil
Renato Lupi	...	Butler
Iolanda Mascitti	...	Servant Girl
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Barbara Lay	...	Brown coven member
Augusto Boscardini	...	Naked man
Alfredo Pasti	...	Naked man

Storyline

While driving through the countryside late at night, Dr. Benson finds a crashed car with a young woman hanging out of it. The doctor puts the girl in his car and drives for help to the nearest house, which turns out to be a mysterious castle. He is greeted at the door by a woman who looks exactly like the woman from the car, and she invites them both to stay for the night. The doctor soon discovers that his host is not the only one in the castle, and that this beautiful woman is concealing a terrifying secret.

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Plot Keywords:

castle | doctor | remote | gothic | portrait | 

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Genres:

Horror | Adult

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

23 October 1974 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Nude for Satan

Filming Locations:

Monte San Giovanni Campano Castle, Monte San Giovanni Campano, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

C.R.C. Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min 90 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dutch Hardcore DVD Version with XXX inserts, longest version available so far.

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Goofs

As William is rescuing Susan from the spider, the chutes that are blowing smoke onto the set are clearly visible.

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Connections

Featured in Eurotika!: Blood and Black Lace: A Short History of the Italian Horror Film (1999)

User Reviews

Much better than the narrow (though attention getting) title suggests

Other than a dim caped figure who is a voyeur and laughs menacingly, there doesn't appear to be a "Satan" in this movie, nor is there that much nudity

• although there is a good bit.

Actually, this is a gothic italian horror film with alot of style to spare. Granted , it's rather unsubtle style, like slowly rotating the camera from left to right and back to skew the picture and presumably 'unsettle' the viewer. Nonetheless, it's an attempt to truly create an arty film, with lots of colors and striking images. Though the story is slow and confusing for a bit, that's pretty standard for what I have seen of Italian films of this genre. Not to constantly throw out comparisons to Argento just because he is the Italian director I am most familiar with, but this is definitely in that vein, without quite as much directorial talent but a little more acting talent and story cohesion. The print is decent on the DVD, and I think my cheap DVD player switched to dubbed English from the Italian when I restarted the movie after a break (it tends to reset the subtitle choice for some crazy reason), so I got the effect of both - go with the Italian.