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Alucarda

Original title: Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas
  • 19771977
  • RR
  • 1h 18m
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6.2/10
3.7K
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Alucarda (1977)
Horror
After the death of her parents, a young girl arrives at a convent and brings a sinister presence with her. Is it her enigmatic imaginary friend, Alucarda, who is to blame? Or is there a sata... Read allAfter the death of her parents, a young girl arrives at a convent and brings a sinister presence with her. Is it her enigmatic imaginary friend, Alucarda, who is to blame? Or is there a satanic force at work?After the death of her parents, a young girl arrives at a convent and brings a sinister presence with her. Is it her enigmatic imaginary friend, Alucarda, who is to blame? Or is there a satanic force at work?
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
3.7K
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    • Juan López Moctezuma
  • Writers
    • Sheridan Le Fanu(novella "Carmilla")
    • Alexis Arroyo(story)
    • Tita Arroyo(story)
  • Stars
    • Claudio Brook
    • David Silva
    • Tina Romero
    • Juan López Moctezuma
  • Writers
    • Sheridan Le Fanu(novella "Carmilla")
    • Alexis Arroyo(story)
    • Tita Arroyo(story)
  • Stars
    • Claudio Brook
    • David Silva
    • Tina Romero
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 54User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
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    Alucarda (1977)
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    Susana Kamini in Alucarda (1977)
    Alucarda (1977)
    Susana Kamini and Tina Romero in Alucarda (1977)
    Claudio Brook and Tina Romero in Alucarda (1977)
    Susana Kamini and Tina Romero in Alucarda (1977)
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    Susana Kamini in Alucarda (1977)
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    Claudio Brook
    Claudio Brook
    • Dr. Oszek…
    David Silva
    David Silva
    • Father Lázaro
    Tina Romero
    Tina Romero
    • Alucarda…
    Susana Kamini
    • Justine
    Lili Garza
    • Daniela Oszek
    • (as Lily Garza)
    Tina French
    • Sister Angélica
    Birgitta Segerskog
    • Mother Superior
    Adriana Roel
    Adriana Roel
    • Sister Germana
    Antonia Guerrero
    Martin LaSalle
    Martin LaSalle
    • Brother Felipe
    • (as Martín Lasalle)
    Manuel Dondé
    Manuel Dondé
    • Wagon Driver
    Adriana Riveroll
    Susan Inman
    Alejandra Moya
    Agustín Isunza
    • Monk
    Paloma Woolrich
    Paloma Woolrich
    Marina Isolda
    Sonia Rangel
      • Juan López Moctezuma
    • Writers
      • Sheridan Le Fanu(novella "Carmilla")
      • Alexis Arroyo(story) (screenplay)
      • Tita Arroyo(story)
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    • Trivia
      Alucarda, when spelled backward, becomes 'adracula'.
    • Quotes

      Alucarda: And this is what the devil does.

      Alucarda: He grants us vertues to expand his kingdom, the only valid one.

      Justine: God with his lack of knowledge, does not understand this truth.

      Justine: And apose of it with false toughts and prayers.

      Mother Superior: [Mother Superior screams] God, silence.

      Alucarda: [Alucarda and Justine both chant] Satan satan satan, our lord and master.

      Alucarda: I acknowledge thee as my god and prince.

      Alucarda: I promise to serve and obey thee as long as i shall live.

      Alucarda: I renounce the other god and all the saints.

      Mother Superior: Don't listen to them, don't listen to them.

      Mother Superior: Go out of the room.

      Mother Superior: Sister Carras, take the children out of the room.

      Mother Superior: Go, go.

      Alucarda: Satan satan, i promise thee that i will do as much evil as i can.

      Alucarda: I will draw everyone else to evil.

      Alucarda: I won't fail to serve and adore thee.

      Alucarda: I give you my life and my soul.

    • Connections
      Featured in Mondo Macabro: Mexican Horror Movies (2002)

    User reviews54

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    6/10
    Stylish, but lacking Mexican nunsploitation effort
    Fair enough, nunsploitation isn't my favourite horror sub-genre; but given all I'd heard about this Mexican flick, I was expecting a much better film. The film reminded me a lot of Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, as we follow a young girl's odyssey into something above her head. The film fuses nuns with satanic rituals, a commentary on the church and a bucket load of blood and nudity. Alucarda comes together well in terms of style, but in terms of substance; the film has none, and since not everything makes sense; this can be a difficult film to care too much about. The film opens with the birth of a baby, and then moves on to follow an adolescent in a convent. This adolescent is Alucarda; a young lady that doesn't believe in the church and takes a vow to worship Satan instead. After corrupting one of her fellow pupils and meeting a rather odd gypsy in the woods; the pair manages to get on the wrong side of their religious leaders, and end up inspiring them to hypocritically commit evil as they attempt to exorcise the demons from the pair...which leads to a lot of blood and nudity.

    Director Juan López Moctezuma clearly cared more about the style of the film than anything else, and this is the strongest element. The film looks great, and titular scenes that see such things as a naked girl covered in blood attempting to claw a nun's eyes out are major highlights. It's quite unclear as to exactly what the point is, however, and this is unfortunate as if this film had been fused with a strong plot; it could have been a true masterpiece of cult cinema. The atmosphere is good and truly surreal as we follow the girls' descent into Satanism, and the director always makes sure that the action is pitch black and memorable for that reason. The film is littered with taboo breaking scenes that include lesbianism and bizarre torture rituals; but it isn't until the end when it lets rip with a fitting bloodbath of an ending, that would have been really good if the action leading up to it was on par. I can certainly see why people like this film, as it features some great scenes and certainly delivers on it's cult movie promise; but personally I can't say I enjoyed it all that much.
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    • Jul 25, 2006

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    • Release date
      • January 26, 1978 (Mexico)
      • Mexico
      • Spanish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Estudios América - Canal de Miramontes 2437, Coyoacán, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Films 75
      • Yuma Films
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    • 1 hour 18 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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