Queens of Evil explained

Queens of Evil
Director:Tonino Cervi
Producer:Raoul Katz
Alessandro Jacovoni
Starring:Haydée Politoff
Silvia Monti
Ida Galli
Ray Lovelock
Music:Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Cinematography:Sergio D'Offizi
Editing:Mario Morra
Distributor:Regionale
Runtime:90 minutes[1]
Country: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

Release

Mondo Macabro released Queens of Evil on Blu-ray on March 9, 2021.[2]

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."[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: QUEENS OF EVIL (Standard Edition). Mondo Macabro. 21 August 2023. 20 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230820223017/https://www.mondo-macabro.com/mondo-macabro-blu-ray/queens-of-evil-standard-edition.html. live.
  2. Web site: NEW RELEASES: MARCH 9, 2021. Media Play News. 21 August 2023. 20 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230820224414/https://www.mediaplaynews.com/research/new-releases-march-9-2021/. live.
  3. Web site: Review: Mondo Macabro Serves Up Two Lady-Centric Eurocult Jewels. Rue Morgue. Rocco. Thomson. 9 March 2021. 21 August 2023. 6 August 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240806040732/https://rue-morgue.com/review-mondo-macabro-serves-up-two-lady-centric-eurocult-jewels/. live.