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A young nymphomaniac's life on a remote island with her father, stepmother and mentally-challenged sister seethes with violence and degeneracy. In 1982 - a year in which he reportedly shot 13 films - writer/director Jess Franco created this blithely twisted drama that is equal parts Buñuelian black comedy, over-the-top soap opera and furiously perverse sex shocker: Lina Romay - here in her blonde 'Candy Coster' guise - stars as a pensive young nymphomaniac whose life on a remote island with her father, stepmother and mentally-challenged sister seethes with violence, incest and some of the most degenerate scenarios of the entire Franco canon. Antonio Mayans (NIGHT OF OPEN SEX), Carmen Carrión (THE INCONFESSABLE ORGIES OF EMMANUELLE), Asunción Calero (BLACK BOOTS, LEATHER WHIP) and Antonio Rebollo (BAHÃA BLANCA) co-star in 'the best of Franco's '80s Spanish softcore period' (Bizarre Cinema), now scanned uncut from the original negative for the first time ever in America. Media Bonus Materials In The Land Of Franco Part 6 Murderous Passions Author Stephen Thrower On HOUSE OF LOST WOMEN Audio Essay with I'm In A Jess Franco State Of Mind Writer Robert Monell BONUS CD â Daniel J. White In The Land Of Franco Vol. 2 Cast & Crew Actors: Lina Romay as Desdémona Antonio Mayans as Mario Pontecorvo Carmen Carrión as Dulcinea Asunción Calero as Paulova Antonio Rebollo as Tony Curtis Director: Jesús Franco Additional Details Label: Severin Films Genre: Cult Language: Spanish Run Time: 93 mins Region: 0 Release Date: 12/07/21 UPC: 195893010493
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The House of Lost Women (1983)
90 min
Desdemona lives on an isolated island with her strange family: her father Mario, her stepmother Dulcinea and her mentally challenged sister Paulova. As the only inhabitants on the island loneliness and desolation engulf all members of her family. Desdemona tries to ward off her boredom by taking long walks along the beach or engaging in acts of self-gratification. She often tries to seduce her own father Mario to engage in acts of a sexual nature. Their daily routine is interrupted by the arrival (by boat) of a robust male stranger who brings friction into Desdemona's family.