A Seldom-Seen Rarity
starring Euro Starlet Rosalba Neri
 
original Italian
title: L'AMANTE DEL DEMONIO [the Lovers of the Demon]
also known as LUCIFERA: DEMON LOVER and DEVIL'S LOVER and DEMON'S LOVER
director: Paolo
Lombardo
starring: Rosabla Neri · Edmund Purdom · Robert Woods
· Maria Teresa Pingitore · Francesca Liont
  
 The
film begins in contemporary (1972) Italy as vacationing Helga (played
coyly by Rosalba Neri) and her two friends arrive at a castle that is
supposedly owned by Satan himself. The hour is late, and the girls decide
to spend the night. Later, while roaming the halls, Helga discovers an
old portrait of a former house mistress. The woman could be her twin.
She is bothered by the similarity and has a restless sleep. In a nightmare
[and alternate reality?], Helga and her friends are transported back to
the 16th century where she is about to get married. While trying on her
wedding-night garments, Helga notices a man peering though her window.
He turns out to be the Devil and Helga is immediately infatuated. Satan
demands that she kill her husband on their wedding night and then flee
with him to become his lover. Meanwhile, a spurned lover her husband-to-be
is plotting to kill her; the other friend is about to be crucified and
tortured as a witch.
Paolo Lombardo only
directed three films before retiring from the film industry in 1973 at
age 32. He was best known as a scriptwriter (penning THE
EMBALMER (Monster of Venice) in 1965 and the Spaghetti Western
LONG
DAYS OF VIOLENCE in 1967). With the movie business behind him,
Mr Lombardo became involved in investment banking and runs a European
firm today. He does not wish to talk about his studio days.
The producer for this
film is Harry Cushing. He has also been the husband of Rosalba Neri since
1973. She began acting at age 15 in 1956 and retired 20 years later (in
1976) after making 100 films. Rosalba is easily one of the major icons
of Euro exploitation, comfortable in a variety of genres from westerns
(A
LONG RIDE FROM HELL) to thrillers (A
SMILE BEFORE DEATH) to actioners (WITH
DEATH ON MY BACK).
  
  
An
Italian film with English subtitles; widescreen format 16:9, fully uncut
version (80 min.), DVD encoded for
ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT, playable on any American machine. Extras
include trailers
  
Nudity/Adult
Situations/Sexual Brutality/Violence
Intended for Mature Audiences
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