Lisa and the Devil (1972)
Elke Sommer plays a tourist who wanders from her party and meets a stranger called Leandro (played by Telly Savalas complete with lollipop and clearly having a blast) who resembles a portrait of the Devil which Lisa has just seen. She is unable to meet up with her tour party and stays the night in a nearby mansion where it turns out Leandro is the butler. Lisa's stay at the mansion turns into a surreal nightmare as people begin to die around her and she falls under the spell of one of its occupants.
At first i was asking myself why i'd put this on last night but slowly Mario Bava's mysterious film drew me in once again. Lisa and the Devil is among his finest work and was his last ever masterpiece, the camera work is simply exquisite and the mood of the piece quite haunting with Elke Sommer as lovely as ever.
The Arrow Blu-ray whilst not perfect - it's clearly not been restored - shows off Bava's beautiful colours splendidly.
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