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L'anticristo/The Antichrist (1974)
Directed by Alberto De Martino (Holocaust 2000) and starring Alida Valli (Lisa and The Devil and The House Of Exorcism) and Anita Strindberg (the Killer Nun) this possession type horror was undeniably controversial at the time but does inevitably draw comparisons to The Exorcist. However unlike The House Of Exorcism which was just a reinterpretation of Bava's Lisa and The Devil to cash in on The Exorcist's infamy this film does actually stand well on its own merits. It makes up for it's lack of originality with some pretty inventive scenes for its time. Granted it's more comical than offensive nowadays but I was very impressed with the scenes of past-life regression and mentalist characters. Worth watching.
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Last edited by Fearonsarms; 09-21-2012 at 01:24 AM.
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