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(1966, Anamorphic Widescreen) Barbara Steele, Anthony Steffen, Claudio Gora, Mario Brega, Ursula Davis. In French with English subtitles. Barb has a dual role in this excellent horror film about a girl possessed by the spirit of a statue. Her strong performance helps to enhance the dreamily melancholic atmosphere of the house and its grounds, overshadowed by a mysterious lake. The setting is Italy near the end of the 19th century. Near a small village, an old statue is recovered from a lake. Not long after, a series of mysterious crimes begins plaguing the villate and its fearful citizens. Their superstitions lead them to believe that the statue has brought forth an ancient curse. This was Barbara's last major Italian horror film, and it's a good one. Transferred from a beautiful, widescreen 35mm print. Cool.
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