tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886366.post7753957637927075292..comments2024-01-02T15:27:47.049-05:00Comments on I'M IN A JESS FRANCO STATE OF MIND: Severin's SATAN'S BABY DOLL/MALABIMBARobert Monellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06309327472702575547noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886366.post-79483998906824882832007-11-04T01:56:00.000-04:002007-11-04T01:56:00.000-04:00G60sZb write more, thanks.G60sZb write more, thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886366.post-22007695265569862412007-10-11T18:22:00.000-04:002007-10-11T18:22:00.000-04:00I agree about Regnoli's contribution to the film a...I agree about Regnoli's contribution to the film as it moves along quite smoothly compared to BURIAL GROUND also directed by Bianchi (and probably less than enthusiastically scripted by Regnoli with the usual elements but he probably found zombies less interesting than possession).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04017714879904037569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886366.post-2685745690555487662007-10-11T17:44:00.000-04:002007-10-11T17:44:00.000-04:00Thanks for the insights, ecom. I consider Regnoli ...Thanks for the insights, ecom. I consider Regnoli to be the true auteur of this film. For me, the HC doesn't really help the film, it diverts attention from the source of the horror. And I agree that the deleted scenes really flesh out the story, characters and theme.Robert Monellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06309327472702575547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30886366.post-54575524332939559062007-10-11T10:57:00.000-04:002007-10-11T10:57:00.000-04:00Interested viewers who have not picked up MALABIMB...Interested viewers who have not picked up MALABIMBA should know (for better or worse) that the HC inserts are part of the pristine source and that the deleted scenes (which can be viewed separately or integrated into the film - though some DVD players may have trouble with the branching) are mainly expository and almost all of them are helpful in explaining the plot and motivations (only a couple are redundant).<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>SPOILERS:<BR/><BR/>I read a review that said it was Bimba's mother who died during the opening seance after becoming possessed. In the pristine cut, it is unclear who the medium is but she is not the mother. They were trying to contact the spirit of the mother. The medium appears in two further scenes (at the longer version of the dinner sequence and upon the discovery of Bimba's bear). Why these scenes and other relevant ones would seem to be explained by Franco Villa in the interview. Though he claims not to have been involved with the inserts (though they match too well), he explains that hardcore was risky at the time and that distributors could not just insert footage as the footage lengths of the prints had to match recorded lengths or there would be trouble from the censors so it was necessary to trim out the same amount of footage to be inserted. Other than the thing with the medium's role the film "works" without the footage but the additional footage really does demonstrate Regnoli's strengths as a writer and that the actors and the directors also had a sense of continuity on the set.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04017714879904037569noreply@blogger.com