Queens of Evil

Queens of Evil
Queens of Evil
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Tonino Cervi
Screenplay by	Antonio Triose; Raoul Katz; Tonino Cervi
Story by	Tonino Cervi; Benedetto Benedetti
Produced by	Alessandro Jacovoni
Starring	Haydée Politoff; Silvia Monti; Ewelyn Stewart; Raymond Lovelock; Guido Alberti; Gianni Santuccio
Cinematography	Sergio D'Offizi
Edited by	Mario Morra
Music by	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Production; companies	Flavia Cinematografica; Labrador Films; Carlton Film Export
Distributed by	Regionale (Italy); Planfilm (France)
Release date	December 1970 (Italy);
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	Italy; France
Language	Italian

Queens of Evil (Italian: Le regine) is a 1970 fantasy horror film directed by Tonino Cervi and starring Haydée Politoff, Silvia Monti, Ida Galli and Ray Lovelock.

Plot

A young carefree hippie named David is involved in an altercation with a motorist after stopping to fix his flat tire, which results in the motorist's death. David avoids the police and rides deep into the forest, spending the night in a woodshed. The next morning, he encounters three mysterious sisters who entice and draw him into their world.

Cast

Haydée Politoff as Liv
Silvia Monti as Samantha
Ida Galli as Bibiana
Ray Lovelock as David
Gianni Santuccio as the Devil
Guido Alberti as the Priest

Release

Mondo Macabro released Queens of Evil on Blu-ray on March 9, 2021.

Reception

Rue Morgue magazine spoke positively of the film, praising its "hazy dreamlike quality" and noting it possesses "an obvious giallo flavor," while drawing comparisons to Lucio Fulci's A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971) as "a film similarly entranced/repulsed by hippie culture and sexual transgression."

References

↑ "QUEENS OF EVIL (Standard Edition)". Mondo Macabro. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
↑ "NEW RELEASES: MARCH 9, 2021". Media Play News. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
↑ Thomson, Rocco (9 March 2021). "Review: Mondo Macabro Serves Up Two Lady-Centric Eurocult Jewels". Rue Morgue. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

External links

Queens of Evil at IMDb

[1] "QUEENS OF EVIL (Standard Edition)". Mondo Macabro. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

[2] "NEW RELEASES: MARCH 9, 2021". Media Play News. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

[3] Thomson, Rocco (9 March 2021). "Review: Mondo Macabro Serves Up Two Lady-Centric Eurocult Jewels". Rue Morgue. Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2023.