Il Demonio

NOW RESTORED UNCUT FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMERA NEGATIVE

For his second film as writer/director, famed Fellini collaborator and Oscar® nominated screenwriter Brunello Rondi (LA DOLCE VITA, 8½) created this "profoundly unnerving" (Film at Lincoln Center) "overlooked classic" (Gruesome Magazine) that would influence WITCHFINDER GENERAL, DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING and THE EXORCIST: In rural Southern Italy, an emotionally disturbed young woman - "a damn near perfect performance" (Rock! Shock! Pop!) by Daliah Lavi of THE WHIP AND THE BODY - turns to witchcraft to curse her former lover. But is her increasingly alarming behavior due to obsession or possession? Frank Wolff (ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST) co-stars in this still-potent 1963 shocker co-written/co-produced by Luciano Martino (THE STRANGE VICE OF MRS. WARDH), scanned in 4K from the original negative at RAI-TV in Rome with newly discovered footage - including the complete 'spider walk' scene - missing from all previous releases.

Special Features

• Audio Commentary With Film Historian Kat Ellinger
• "The Kid From A Kibbutz" - Daliah Lavi And The Road To IL DEMONIO
• Once Upon A Time In Basilicata
• LA TARANTA - Documentary Short By FLAVIA THE HERETIC Director Gianfranco Mingozzi
• Trailer

Bonus Materials

• Audio Commentary With Film Historian Kat Ellinger
• 'The Kid From A Kibbutz' - Daliah Lavi And The Road To IL DEMONIO
• Once Upon A Time In Basilicata
• LA TARANTA - Documentary Short By FLAVIA THE HERETIC Director Gianfranco Mingozzi
• Trailer

Sales Points

• For fans of THE EXORCIST
• For fans of THE WHIP AND THE BODY
• For fans of folk horror
• For fans of DON'T TORTURE A DUCKLING
• Restored from the original negative at RAI TV in Rome
• Fully uncut version
• Genre: Horror

Press Quotes

Daliah Lavi's extraordinary performance and the spectacular rural locations make this uniquely memorable.

     —Black Hole Reviews

Truly stunning... A combination of folk horror, psychological study and unflinching social commentary with a career-best performance by Daliah Lavi.

     —Mondo Digital

A lost classic... Brunello Rondi's film haunts and disturbs you with its quiet power.

     —Unseen Films