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Baba Yaga – The Devil Witch (1973)
Director: Corrado Farina
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Mixture of sex and horror based on the comic strips of Guido Crepax, whose main character Valentina (played by Louis de Funès' niece Isabelle), famous fashion photographer and clothes-fetishist, gets involved in those weird adventures which all hot-blooded males are supposed to dream about. Here she meets up with lesbian witch Baba Yaga (Baker), who lures her into a murky old house with snakes, rusty sewing machines, and a bottomless pit concealed under the carpet. Followers of Crepax will find only a few moments which recall the master's style. The rest (though Farina claimed that scenes of political relevance were removed by the producers) can be safely left to connoisseurs of handsomely photographed, high class trash.Author: GB
Cast & crew
Director: Corrado Farina
Producer: Pino De Martino
Cast: Carroll Baker, George Eastman, Isabelle de Funès, Ely Galleani full cast
Duration: 81 mins
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