I was at the premier of this wonderful short film at Cinema Du Parc in Montreal in 2011. I was invited being told that this is a throw back at old Italian exploitation movies. I was not disappointed.
The movie is set at one of the swinger's house where a few couples are having drinks and trying to set the mood for a "fun" evening. When the party seems a little dull, the ring leader, Alucard (played by Matthew Saliba) suggests that they play a game to spice up the evening. They put names in a hat and whoever is picked, will be the slave of everyone for the rest of the night. That person is Amy (played by Kayden Rose, which I saw in Tanatomorphose two years after). From there, we see that people can become totally desensitized as they make Amy do degrading things. They make her crawl naked and lick shoes and even "black face" her. By the time they are done with her, she seems hurt and only a shell of the women she was and you find out in the end that even after the evening is over, Alucard "stays in character" and keeps Amy caged, in his attic.
A few elements are done carefully in this movie to make the Italian exploitation aspect a success. First of, the grainy filter, which give it an old look. A bit of the dialogue cuts to Italian, something that happens often when watching translated Italian horror movies and spaghetti westerns. Also, it's short and effective in the sense that, you jump straight into the exploitive part. I have to make a mention to the choice of music. I especially loved the choice of Un Amico from Ennio Morricone. A very dramatic piece that works well with the picture.
I'm happy I took the time to take a look at this movie and hope to see more of the like from Saliba. Keep up the good work!
The movie is set at one of the swinger's house where a few couples are having drinks and trying to set the mood for a "fun" evening. When the party seems a little dull, the ring leader, Alucard (played by Matthew Saliba) suggests that they play a game to spice up the evening. They put names in a hat and whoever is picked, will be the slave of everyone for the rest of the night. That person is Amy (played by Kayden Rose, which I saw in Tanatomorphose two years after). From there, we see that people can become totally desensitized as they make Amy do degrading things. They make her crawl naked and lick shoes and even "black face" her. By the time they are done with her, she seems hurt and only a shell of the women she was and you find out in the end that even after the evening is over, Alucard "stays in character" and keeps Amy caged, in his attic.
A few elements are done carefully in this movie to make the Italian exploitation aspect a success. First of, the grainy filter, which give it an old look. A bit of the dialogue cuts to Italian, something that happens often when watching translated Italian horror movies and spaghetti westerns. Also, it's short and effective in the sense that, you jump straight into the exploitive part. I have to make a mention to the choice of music. I especially loved the choice of Un Amico from Ennio Morricone. A very dramatic piece that works well with the picture.
I'm happy I took the time to take a look at this movie and hope to see more of the like from Saliba. Keep up the good work!
