The snake woman's bite

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Movie
German title The snake woman's bite
Original title The Lair of the White Worm
Country of production Great Britain
original language English
Publishing year 1988
length 90 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Ken Russell
script Ken Russell
production Ken Russell
music Stanislas Syrewicz
camera Dick Bush
cut Peter Davies
occupation

The Bite of the Snake Woman is a British horror film by director Ken Russell from 1988. It premiered on August 31, 1989 in the Federal Republic of Germany and had its DVD premiere in Germany on September 3, 2003. It is based on the novel The Snake Castle (Lair of the White Worm) by Bram Stoker .

action

The Scottish archaeologist Angus Flint discovered the skeleton head of a giant snake during excavations on the grounds of the sisters Mary and Eve Trent. Through his acquaintance with Lord James d'Ampton, Flint learns of the legend of the dragon snake, which is said to have been killed by an ancestor of d'Ampton. A rock folk singer tells the story at a party held in the village to mark the death of the worm . At the same time, the loneliness of the village is interrupted by the appearance of the mysterious Sylvia Marsh, who moves into the Templeton House earlier than expected. Then strange incidents accumulate - the skull found is stolen and people disappear. Among other things, the parents of Mary and Eve are also missing. Only the father's clock is found in the entrance of the cave, which according to legend is associated with the snake. The village policeman is bitten by Lady Sylvia and turns himself into a vampire-like snake creature. Sylvia Marsh soon comes under suspicion. When she kidnaps Eve Trent, there is a showdown in the dragon's lair. Shortly before Sylvia Marsh Eve can sacrifice to the god Dionin, a pagan snake god, Angus Flint is saved. Sylvia Marsh herself becomes a victim of the snake she tried to free. When Angus Flint and Lord James d'Ampton drive to the nurses' hospital, Angus himself also shows bite marks, signs of transformation.

Reviews

“A film adaptation of a Bram Stoker horror story transposed into the present, which again and again captivates the viewer thanks to the carousel staging style typical of Ken Russell . However, clear boundaries are not always drawn between self-irony and seriousness. "

- Lexicon of International Films , Vol. 1, p. 312

"Russell's film, according HELL TRIP and GOTHIC his third outing, is the creepy genre homage to the Hammer -Horrorfilme that placed the director with obvious pleasure in the scene. He found the ideal cast for Sylvia in Amanda Donohoe […]. Your vicious and extremely erotic portrayal is the linchpin of the film [...]. "

- The great film lexicon. All top films from A – Z

Awards

  • 1989 - Fantafestival (Mostra Internazionale del Film de Fantascienza e del Fantastico di Roma) - Best Special Effects

literature

  • Bram Stoker : The Serpent's Castle. Roman (original title: Lair of the White Worm ). German by Ingrid Rothmann . Full paperback edition. Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2006, 252 pages, ISBN 978-3-404-15590-3 .
  • Dirk Manthey, Jörg Altendorf, Willy Loderhose (eds.): The large film lexicon. All top films from A-Z . Second edition, revised and expanded new edition. Publishing group Milchstraße, Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-89324-126-4 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dirk Manthey, Jörg Altendorf, Willy Loderhose (eds.): The large film lexicon. All top films from A-Z . Second edition, revised and expanded new edition. tape I . Verlagsgruppe Milchstraße, Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-89324-126-4 , p. 318 f .

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