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Malabimba (uncut version) [Blu-ray/DVD combo pack]

Katell Laennec (Actor), Enzo Fisichella (Actor), Andrea Bianchi (Director) Rated:
NR
Format: Blu-ray
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 103 ratings
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Genre Kids & Family
Format NTSC
Contributor Patrizia Webley, Giuseppe Marrocco, Elisa Mainardi, Katell Laennec, Andrea Bianchi, Enzo Fisichella
Runtime 100 minutes
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Bimba (Katell Laennec) lives in a gothic castle with her family. However, after her family conducts a seance to communicate with her dead mother, Bimba begins acting in increasingly strange and perverted ways. With her father at a loss for what to do, he invites a beautiful nun who resides in the castle to try and help get her under control. However, the Sister soon suspects that Bimba has become possessed by an insatiable, sex-starved demon which will stop at nothing, including murder, to fulfill its depraved and unholy desires.

From the warped and deranged mind of one of Italy's foremost purveyors of top quality sleaze, Andrea Bianchi (Burial Ground, Strip Nude for Your Killer), comes one of the most shocking and blasphemous pieces of sexploitation cinema ever made: MALABIMBA. Co-starring Giancarlo Del Duca (Giallo A Venezia), Patricia Webley (Play Motel), and Mariangela Girodano (Patrick Still Lives), Vinegar Syndrome is proud to give this notorious, hardcore Exorcist riff its worldwide Blu-ray debut, newly restored in 2K from its original 16mm camera negative and presented here in its fully uncut and uncensored, 100 minute version.

Bonus Features:
1. Region Free Blu-ray/DVD combo
2. Newly scanned & restored in 2k from its 16mm original negative
3. "Malabimba Uncovered" - interviews with actress Mariangela Giordano and cinematographer Franco Villa
4. Brand new audio commentary with film historians and authors Samm Deighan, Heather Drain, and Kat Ellinger
5. Theatrical trailer
6. Reversible cover artwork
7. SDH English subtitles

Product details

  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Andrea Bianchi
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 100 minutes
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Katell Laennec, Enzo Fisichella, Patrizia Webley, Giuseppe Marrocco, Elisa Mainardi
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Vinegar Syndrome
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B086G8ZGGD
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 103 ratings

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Robert
5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks.
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2024
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Bruce Izard
5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece of Erotic Horror Movie
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2022
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This DVD is a DVD collector's item because the viewers will never have a chance to watch similar movies in the new release DVDs. The movie producers used to make this kind of erotic horror movies in 1970s and 1980s. You will never have a chance to do the streaming of this movie from Netflix because of the explicit nature of this movie.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Vinegar Syndrome bluray
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2021
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Not content with making yet another nominal quickie cash-in on William Friedkin’s international smash-hit THE EXORCIST (1973), Andrea Bianchi’s (CRY OF A PROSTITUTE, STRIP NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER) wonderfully tacky Italo Gothic MALABIMBA (1979) is a film like no other. Whilst it does pinch the main plot-points of Friedkin’s landmark spiritual possession film, MALABIMBA’s heavy doses of sex, lurid melodrama and its almost gleeful proclivity to strain the boundaries of good taste definitely do keep you watching, no matter how ultimately derivative it all really is. In what turns out to be a rare, magnanimous bit of sacrilegious determination, Vinegar Syndrome’s Blu-ray / DVD combo not only features the rarely-seen, uncut version of the film, but a number of sinfully pleasing extras to boot.

In the hopes of contacting his recently-deceased wife Daniela, Andrea Caroli (Enzo Fisichella) and his extended family gather together for a séance, but with the help of a medium (Elisa Mainardi), they inadvertently summon the malevolent—and sexually-charged—spirit of Lucrezia, the late “black sheep of the Caroli family”. When this horned-up “evil presence” attempts to overcome Sister Sofia (Maria Angela Giordano), the resident caregiver of Andrea’s invalid brother Adolfo (Giuseppe Marrocu), the quick-witted nun successfully fends it off when she forms a makeshift crucifix as a shadow on a wall… albeit not until after it has forced her to self-pleasure furiously, however (this is purely gratuitous Italo sexploitation sinema, after all!). Having been temporarily repelled, Lucrezia’s spiteful spirit then shortly returns to possess Andrea’s innocent—and thus ideally sexually corruptible—adolescent daughter Bimba (Katell Laennec), whose sudden uncontrollable lascivious urges cause all sorts of turmoil among the surviving members of the Caroli line, complicated still further by their various long-standing interfamilial rivalries and petty squabbles…

Written by the ever-prolific Piero Regnoli, who had directed one of the earliest fetishistic sexy vampire films, THE PLAYGIRLS AND THE VAMPIRE (1960), MALABIMBA retains much of its Gothic atmosphere thanks to the familiar Balsorano location, but much of the ‘horror’ is played against the internal strife of the ever-bickering Caroli family; and of course, the lengthy sex scenes with most of the principal cast, which even feature that most taboo of subjects: incest. This is an element which Regnoli habitually explored in many of his self-penned efforts, including Tiziano Longo’s LO STALLONE (1975), and then later—most infamously—in Andrea Bianchi’s zombie splatter film BURIAL GROUND (1980). Katell Laennec (whose French name is incidentally derived from the word ‘pure’) delivers a suitably ill-mannered performance as the possessed teen, who not only utters the expected expletives, but is seen either spying-on or trying to sleep with anyone and everyone, up to and including both her own father and her, ‘still-more-than-capable’ handicapped Uncle Adolfo (“They say you’re like a statue, but I’ll get you moving!”). Adding to this “melodramatic crisis”, Patrizia Webley is also well-cast as Nais, the straight-talking (quote) “immoral w****” whose marriage to Adolfo causes great concern (“Adolfo was always searching for third-rate harlots!”) for the family’s patrimony, even as she sleeps-around with both Andrea and the family’s lawyer, Giorgio (Giancarlo Del Duca). The always-fantastic Maria Angela Giordano gives the film’s most measured, coolly-restrained performance as Sister Sofia, who is at constant odds with her own repressed sexual longings, and who—in another obvious crib from THE EXORCIST—ultimately sacrifices herself in order to save Ms. Laennec’s possessed character from eternal damnation.

Unlike Bianchi’s and producer Gabriele Crisanti’s follow-up film BURIAL GROUND (1980), which was made available in just about every market in the entire world, so it seemed, MALABIMBA was barely released outside of Italy, where it not only also garnered numerous VHS videocassette releases (incidentally, a graphic photocomic was included as an extra ‘pull-out’ with the once-popular Roman sex magazine Gin Fizz, which meant the film must have had some success in its native Italy), but the most complete version available at the time turned up on Star Video, a Swiss-based video label, which tailored its releases to the Italian-speaking region of Ticino; and it was these rough-hewn VHS tapes that served as the basis for many of the VHS (and later DVD) bootlegs, which circulated throughout the tape-trading circuit of the ’Nineties. In 2009, this sleazy favourite made its official DVD debut thanks to Severin Films, which of course included a far more, um… revealing and pleasing transfer. Although that disc did also include the standard X-rated version, Severin went the extra mile by also including the film’s deleted scenes (sourced from Star Video’s tape), with the handy added option of automatically incorporating them back into the movie, if the viewer so desired. Other extras included Malabimba Uncovered (16m55s), which featured interviews with Giordano and DP Franco Villa, who thoroughly discussed the film’s well-worn but effective locations and their decision to shoot it during this (quote) “transitional phase” of Italian cinema. Both of them also talked warmly about director Bianchi and their surprise about the inclusion of hardcore sequences in the film. However, Giordano also talks about her decision to do on-screen nudity, which led to a number of other Crisanti-produced films, such as the aforementioned BURIAL GROUND, Mario Landi’s skeevy two-fer GIALLO IN VENICE (1979) and PATRICK STILL LIVES (1980), as well as the present film’s unofficial remake of sorts, SATAN’S BABY DOLL (1983), which was directed by that ‘other’ Bianchi guy, Mario.

Taken from the film’s “original 16mm camera negative”, VS’s newly-restored 2K transfer is quite attractive, despite the opening disclaimer that “the negative had suffered extensive handling damage and poor storage.” While the transfer does feature some scratches, occasional speckling and minor instances of debris, it’s far better than anything preceding it, even if it doesn’t meet VS’s impeccably high standards. The DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 features the film’s original Italian audio track, which for the most part also sounds clean and well-balanced, with Berto Pisano’s pinched score sounding quite robust; apparently, some of the film’s audio had to be taken from a lower-quality videotape, which has been integrated into the film with a minimum of interference.

The major new extra herein is a brand new audio commentary with film and music writer Heather Drain, writer and film critic Samm Deighan and author, editor and critic Kat Ellinger who provide an easy-going, but fact-filled track wherein they discuss everything about both the film itself and the year in which it was made, which Ellinger says was the “year of bat-**** Italian cinema.” Although primarily regarded as a sex film, they discuss the film’s “lush Gothic tropes” and other similarly-themed possession films; the politically incorrect tone and the reluctance of some modern audiences to accept it. They also talk about many of Bianchi’s and Crisanti’s other films, as well as Piero Regnoli’s long career; the sloppily-interjected ‘inserts’, and of course the less-than-credible—and wholly unnecessary—remake. As with their earlier audio commentary on VS’s release of Andy Milligan’s FLESHPOT ON 42nd STREET (1971), it’s another highly-recommended listen, which won’t disappoint either long-time fans of the film or keen newcomers. Both the Malabimba Uncovered featurette and the film’s lengthy theatrical trailer (4m08s) have been ported-over from Severin’s earlier DVD while a newly-produced photo gallery (1m23s) of revealing German lobby cards finish off the extras. As usual the disc comes with reversible artwork.

Unlike its thematically similar prototype and heavily-influenced Gothic environment, MALABIMBA quickly—and very entertainingly—establishes its scabrous sex film intentions, which Vinegar Syndrome proudly and unashamedly delivers with their stellar new Blu-ray / DVD combo, bless ’em!
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Charming
5.0 out of 5 stars A girl named Bimba
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2016
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This is a X version including explicit sex in action. The story is about the coming-of-age Bimba. Her dream and wanting of opposite sex drives her
to abnormal activities in the family castle. Playing sex on her toys and with nurse-nun are not enough. She likes to peep on her father's sex with
his sister-in-law whose husband is very sick. To the worst, she plays with her uncle lying sick on bed. A fellatio gives him a heart attack. This story's ending is surely a tragedy. Her uncle's death is accompanied with a second death. This time, the nurse-nun deeply feels her sin for not stopping Bimba's misconduct and she jumps from the roof to death.
Brief sexual encounters are unlike other hard-core movies. Castle setting decodes a mystery in the family. Italian humor is all there. Overall, a good movie.
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Necronomicon
5.0 out of 5 stars They will never make movies like this..!
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2020
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It's a wonder how they could get away in doing a sexploitation-exorcist/rip-off like this movie. Nice Bluray-DVD combo, with detailed extra special features. Not a masterpiece, but an erotic over the top curio. Some could say this movie is part of the eurotrash sex cinema, but the plot and the commitment of the beautiful actresses are something to behold. Some of the inserts in this uncensored cut are unnecessary, still they don't hurt the overall effort.
The 1960's and 1970's were decades that produced movies and music that daring and brave. We will never have decades like those. Amen.
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lee gregory
3.0 out of 5 stars Average
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2020
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Average film, not a great story but acceptable entertainment. Not really horror in my mind. More psychological I thought than scary.
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ByteME
1.0 out of 5 stars Trash movie. Great product.
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2020
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Product is fine. Movie is trash. Wish I didn't buy.
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mr stephane duluc
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2014
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thank you , very much
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Fabrizio Capodimonti
4.0 out of 5 stars Ok
Reviewed in Italy on April 27, 2023
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😷CALAVERA😷
5.0 out of 5 stars 😷Película MALABIMBA😷
Reviewed in Spain on August 28, 2021
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😷Película en bluray no está doblada al castellano y tampoco está subtitulada al castellano le doy un 9😷
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5.0 out of 5 stars 😷Película MALABIMBA😷
Reviewed in Spain on August 28, 2021
😷Película en bluray no está doblada al castellano y tampoco está subtitulada al castellano le doy un 9😷
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Mr. Stephen David Maskell
1.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE KOREAN EDITION HERE!!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2011
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Just a very short warning, this is a Korean import edition and is VERY highly censored.
If you can`t tell which edition it is by the very small amount of Korean text beneath the English text then you can differentiate it by The Korean edition having a circular red mark on the DVD`s bottom right corner.
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Marco G.
4.0 out of 5 stars Malabimba (dvd spagnolo Llamentol)
Reviewed in Italy on May 30, 2020
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Edizione in dvd spagnola della Llamentol che edita anche altri film italiani di genere in lingua italiana. Malabimba è presentato con un più che discreto flusso video e in lingua italiana con sottotitoli removibili; tuttavia la versione che presenta (nonostante le scene a luci rosse) non è del tutto integrale ma rispecchia quella corta della vhs nostrana della Nocturno / Shendene editata tempo addietro.
Rimane quindi superiore l'edizione americana della Severin che annovera sia la versione corta del film che quella integrale con incluse le scene tagliate in bassa qualità ed in italiano.
Attenzione che la Severin ha immesso sul mercato due edizioni in dvd: la prima edizione comprende la versione corta e quella integrale in un unico disco mentre la seconda comprende (sempre in un unico disco) l'edizione corta e quella QUASI integrale poichè ha epurato tutte le sequenze a luci rosse.
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