Product Details

• Actors: Sarah Ferrati, Margherita Guzzinati, Ivan Rassimov, Rosanna Schiaffino, Gian Maria Volontè
• Directors: Damiano Damiani
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Eclectic DVD Dist.
• DVD Release Date: October 4, 2005
• Run Time: 110 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000AARKRG
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #107,231 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
A Historian is called to a creepy old castle to help a strange old widow catalogue her erotic antiquities. He then meets her dark, seductive daughter and finds he is falling under her erotic spell. Incapable of forcing himself to leave, he spirals helpl

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Euro-Horror, but OK DVD, April 23, 2006

By	Timothy Ramzyk (Milwaukee, WI United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was just blown away by THE WITCH (LA STREGA IN AMORE / THE WITCH IN LOVE) 1966.

It is a pretty so-so Sinema Diable DVD, but the quality of the film transcended the bad sound and fullscreen presentation of what was obviously a scope film.

Richard (The Haunting) Johnson plays a committed Lothario, who gets his comeuppance when he takes a position organizing the erotic memoirs of an aging countess and her beautiful "daughter". Countess Dracula clearly borrowed a theme here and there but never managed the level of sophistication that The Witch has to offer, or it's genuinely sensual (though not explicit) eroticism.

I would rank it with the best of Bava, maybe even a dash higher in that it maintains an equally wonderful visual style, but also managed a rather richly layered premise, and some pretty great performances. I'm always thrilled to find a great Euro-horror that is every bit as accomplished as Black Sunday, Eyes Without A Face, I Vampiri, or Castle of Blood.

This film was new to me. I would also love to see a better edition, does any exist? Either way its a must for the fan of great Euro-gothic horror.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Horror - "No". Art House; -"Yes", October 11, 2005

By	R. Epstein "asanisimasa" (USA) - See all my reviews

If Michelangelo Antonioni directed an episode of "The Twilight Zone", it would probably look something like this. The witch in question is an old crone who with a sip of a potion, turns into a Sophia Loren clone (well, Sophia without the heat). Richard Johnson plays the handsome, proverbial fly who becomes her amorous prey when he finds himself a permanent resident in her lair. While the plot is mere contrivance - and an old one at that - there is enough sultry, surreal, sophisticated-sixties, Italiano café society atmosphere to keep one's interest. The B&W photography creates a palpable claustrophobic feel, and although the soundtrack is dubbed, the actors at times can speak volumes with their eyes. The film should have been released with its original title: "La Strega in Amore" [Witch in Love]. This cover and title may lead some folks to assume that this is a Halloween movie. It isn't. It's fun viewing though if you enjoy steamy, surreal European movies from the sixties.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars How can you tell...., May 30, 2009

By	Bt "Cat." (Parts unknown) - See all my reviews

if it's a good movie when you can't hear a word being spoken. Terrible, and I mean brutal audio makes it impossible to make out what the characters are saying. DVD's like this are more frustrating than they are worth the effort to watch. It's only a movie for God's sake! I should be able to hear it. 25 minutes was all I could last.