Alucarda

Name: Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas
Genre: Horror
Released: 1978-01-26
Duration: 1 h 18 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Claudio Brook, David Silva, Tina Romero

Original title: Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas

19771977
RR
1h 18m

6.3/10

3.3K

Tina Romero in Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas (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?

6.3/10

3.3K

Director
- Juan López Moctezuma
Writers
- Sheridan Le Fanu(novella "Carmilla")
- Alexis Arroyo(story)
- Tita Arroyo(story)
Stars

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Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas (1977)

Susana Kamini in Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas (1977)

Susana Kamini and Tina Romero in Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas (1977)

Claudio Brook and Tina Romero in Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas (1977)

Tina French in Alucarda, la hija de las tinieblas (1977)

When the teenage orphan Justine arrives in a convent, she befriends Alucarda, who was raised since she was a baby by the nuns. They become best friends and stay together most of the time. When they meet a gypsy on the forest, he is indeed Satan and possesses the teenagers. Soon the convent is turned upside-down affecting the lives of Alucarda, Justine, the nuns and Father Lázaro. The skeptic Dr. Oszek will also witness a showdown between good and evil affecting his beliefs. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Taglines
- They gave their souls to Hell... but the Devil wanted MORE! [Canada]
Genre
- Horror
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

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)

Top review

7/10

This is what the Devil does.

"Alucarda" is one of those interesting horror titles that successfully blends art with trash. It has a somewhat limited colour palate - reds, browns, tans and the like - and director Juan Lopez Moctezuma creates a remarkable gallery of truly disturbing imagery. It treads on fairly familiar ground in terms of religious horror, yet it is compelling in its own sordid way. A well chosen cast delivers deeply committed performances, although some of the ladies do so much screaming that it may well put off some viewers. It's pretty short at only 78 minutes, and doesn't really have that much story. But Moctezuma just drenches the whole thing in real doom and gloom atmosphere.

Alucarda (Tina Romero) and Justine (Susana Kamini) are two young ladies who meet at a convent and soon develop a turbulent relationship. The more headstrong Alucarda decides that they will defy and question their religious teachings, leading to much conflict with the priests and nuns. Soon, it is determined that the girls must be possessed and that exorcisms will have to be performed.

One nice touch is to have the heroic Dr. Oszek (Mexican icon Claudio Brook), a man of science, begin to believe the same things as his counterparts, and fear for the life of his daughter Daniela (Lili Garza). Everything builds and builds to a very intense finale with lots of death and destruction. Some horror fans will delight in the frequent nudity and the heavy doses of blood. Our two main actresses Romero and Kamini are both quite attractive and alluring.

This comes recommended to fans of this sub-genre.

Seven out of 10.

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