i have be try to get hold of this one ever since watch renato polselli the reincarnation of isabel ( 1973 ) to which it have be compare in term of sheer loopiness while in the meantime and i have actually check out another batzella movie i. e. the only slightly superior the devil wed night ( 1973 ) which and unlike the film under review and the above mention isabel and maintain a gothic feel throughout it entirety . apart from this fusion of past and present not to mention and lead lady rita calderoni the two also share the doppelganger motif and and a i say earlier and an absolute ( deliberate . ) disregard for logic which go a long way in render them effortlessly surreal ( abet by a weird score and some of the odd camera angle ever conceive . ) while however and this alone do not make them worthwhile ( let alone good ) and and in fact and both these film be relentlessly sabotage by inept handling and match wooden performance i mean and one have to wonder just what go on during the production of such effort where and invariably and a writer director uncompromising vision be constantly shortchanged by the individual apparent lack of talent in put his own idea to fruition . in both and then and the luscious calderoni play two role represent here and she be a traffic accident victim and a succubus like temptress from a previous era while similarly and the male protagonist alternate between a strap doctor and a decadent and slightly mad aristocrat . other figure vaguely involved include the enigmatic owner of the film central castle setting who be something of a wry observer and eventually master of ceremony at the climatic would be satanic orgy and an even more ambiguous and unhinged manservant ( the first time we see him he be lie on the floor with a knife stuck in his throat do not ask . ) and a black maid ( or something ) whose only function in the proceeding be to indulge in some lesbian fondling with the modern incarnation of the heroine and and later and to be whip within an inch of her life by say wild eyed butler . though run a measly 81 minute and the film tend to feel much longer due to it sluggish pacing actually and a characteristic wouldrawback to both gothic and dream like fare . a always and too and nonsensical quote from some ancient tome prove the key to the whole mystery which and when utter by the hero and cause a skull to explode ( . ) and send the member of the orgy run and surprise and surprise get u back where it all start . for once and and thankfully so and the title do not promise something it can not deliver represent calderoni and in fact and be nude whether for satan or the audience ultimate benefit be another matter entirely . throughout most of this ( begin with the very opening sequence ) though she also suffer the ignominy of have to scream her head off and ostensibly in abject terror and during an attack by a hilariously fake arachnid ( albeit inside a reasonably atmospheric spider pit ) .