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Baba Yaga
Stars:
Carroll Baker, George Eastman, Isabelle De Funes, Ely Galleani, Daniela
Balzaretti, Mario M. Giorgetti, Sergio Masieri, and Angela Covello
Writers:
Corrado Farina and Guido Crepax
Based
On The Comic “Valentina” By: Guido Crepax
Director:
Corrado Farina
Feature
length: 83 minutes
Extras:
Theatrical Trailer, Deleted And Censored Scenes, Poster & Still Gallery,
Director Interview, Featurette, Comic Book-To-Film Comparison
Languages:
English Monaural Sound
Subtitles:
English Language Subtitles For The Director Interview And Featurette
Packaging:
Keep Case
Chapter
Stops: 22
Sound:
Monaural Sound
Year
of Theatrical Release: 1973/DVD Release: 2003
Home
Video Distributor: Blue Underground
MPAA
Rating: Not Rated
Reviewer:
Mark A. Rivera
Adapted
from the erotic comic book “Valentina” by Guido Crepax, “Baba Yaga” is a
strange story that borders on the world of dreams to a point that the viewer
might not know for sure what is real and what is not. A sorceress (Carroll
Baker) casts a spell over a young fashion photographer (Isabelle De Funes) and
seduces her into a world of sadism and carnal desires. The anamorphic widescreen
(1.85:1) transfer presented on this Blue Underground DVD release was taken from
restored vault materials. The result is a transfer that has solid colors and
little to no visible anomalies. The English Two-Channel Monaural Soundtrack is
also clear and free of analogue background hissing and crackling and the music
score sounds great too. The film was made to look as close to the comic that
inspired it as possible so it is no surprise that the co-writer and comic
creator Guido Crepax provided the storyboards for the film, which can be
examined with black and white photographic counterparts from the film on Windows
based and Macintosh PCs with a DVD-ROM drive. All of the other extra features
are set top in nature and do not require a computer. There is an interview the
Director (21:40) that is subtitled in English and a rather frayed featurette
regarding the comic (12:00) as well.
There
is a reel of deleted scenes (10:00) and the theatrical trailer (3:32) as well as
an extensive galley of one-sheet and black and white stills. The interactive
menus are well rendered and easy to navigate.
As
a whole “Baba Yaga” is an interesting film that kind of defies genre
description. I mean it has supernatural elements and scenes of nudity and
sadism, but yet it is also very much a psychological drama too. “Baba Yaga”
is available on DVD now from Blue Underground.
©
Copyright 2003 By Mark A. Rivera
All Rights Reserved.
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