Alucarda (1977)
56KAlucarda (1977). 1h 18m | R
“For the first ten minutes or so I thought u0026#39;Alucardau0026#39; was going to be a waste of time. It looked very cheap and mediocre. But boy, was I wrong! The movie very quickly kicked into gear and after that it was one fantastic scene after another! I suppose technically this movie could be classified as nunsploitation, as it is most definitely an exploitation movie and it DOES have nuns in it, and, like virtually all the movies in that fascinating subgenre Iu0026#39;ve seen, it draws a lot of inspiration from Ken Russellu0026#39;s u0026#39;The Devilsu0026#39;, but Iu0026#39;d be a bit wary of giving it that slightly misleading description. The focus of the movie isnu0026#39;t on the nuns, but the girls they look after, u0026quot;goodu0026quot; Justine (Susana Kamini) and u0026quot;evilu0026quot; Alucarda (Tina Romero), and their strange relationship, and that to me puts it closer to the witch tradition, or even to 70s erotic vampire movies like Hammeru0026#39;s u0026#39;The Vampire Loversu0026#39; and u0026#39;Twins Of Evilu0026#39;, or similar movies by Jess Franco and Jean Rollin. Anyway, this is my first experience with Moctezumau0026#39;s movies, and if this is anything to go by, I hope it isnu0026#39;t my last! He was a friend of Jodorowsky and produced the cult classic u0026#39;El Topou0026#39;. u0026#39;Alucardau0026#39; isnu0026#39;t u0026quot;justu0026quot; a horror movie, like Jodorowsky and Ken Russell, Moctezuma creates some unforgettable surreal imagery and that combined with his strong anti-catholicism makes this a very striking movie that will appeal to Bunuel buffs as much as u0026#39;Carrieu0026#39; fans. u0026#39;Alucardau0026#39; is a very underrated movie and not to be missed!”
