I spit on your grave

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Movie
German title I spit on your grave
Original title Day Of The Woman / I Spit on Your Grave
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1978
length 101 minutes
Age rating FSK : Untested
Rod
Director Meir Zarchi
script Meir Zarchi
production Joseph Zbeda & Bill Tasgal
camera Louis McMahon
cut Yuri Haviv
occupation
  • Camille Keaton : Jennifer Hills
  • Eron Tabor: Johnny
  • Richard Pace: Matthew
  • Anothony Nichols: Stanley
  • Gunter Kleemann: Andy
  • Alexis Magnotti
  • Ronit Haviv

The film I spit on your grave by the Israeli-American director Meir Zarchi was made in the USA in 1978. The rape and revenge film belongs to the genre exploitation film tells the story of a woman raped is and then at their tormentors by vigilante revenge. In 2010 a remake was released with I Spit on Your Grave , and in 2019 a direct sequel, entitled Deja Vu , was released.

action

The young writer Jennifer Hills drives to a remote vacation home in New England to write her first novel. During her stay there, however, a group of unscrupulous men become aware of Jennifer. The men devise a plan to rape Jennifer. In the course of this action they ambush the young woman, chase her through the forest, torture, beat and rape her several times and ultimately want to kill her. However, the mentally retarded Matthew does not carry out the murder - which his accomplices want to encourage him to do. The victim then decides to take revenge on each of his tormentors through deadly vigilante justice. She lures Matthew to the island and hangs him. She castrates Johnny and bleeds him to death in the bathroom. She kills the remaining two, Andy and Stanley, with an ax and a boat engine. Then she drives off in the boat.

controversy

The film attracted the attention of the protection of minors and censors around the world, mainly because the multiple rapes of the leading actress were shown in a terrifyingly clear manner. Compared to Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left , which is also considered a rape-and-revenge film, I spit on your grave was often criticized for “celebrating” the rape scene instead of “staging” it, as in The last house on the left should be the case. In addition, the issue of vigilante justice, which is presented as the only means of conflict resolution, and its brutal implementation in Germany led to a nationwide seizure according to Section 131 of the Criminal Code . The character development from victim to avenger was also criticized at I spit on your grave , because this topic is dealt with too briefly.

Reviews

  • “A work that can hardly be surpassed in terms of meanness” - “The worst films of all time”, ISBN 3-89602-514-7 .
  • "A vile bag of garbage [...] Attending it was one of the most depressing experiences of my life. [...] The story of 'I Spit on Your Grave' is told with moronic simplicity. These horrible events are shown with an absolute minimum of dialogue, which is so poorly recorded that it often cannot be heard. “ A disgusting sack of rubbish. [...] To look at it was one of the most depressing experiences of my life. [...] The story of "I spit on your grave" is told with debilitating simplicity. These horrific events are shown with an absolute minimum of dialogue, which is so poorly received that it is often impossible to understand. - Film critic Roger Ebert .
  • “The bottom line is that the film 'I Spit On Your Grave' by no means represents entertainment in the usual sense of the term - and yet this film is anything but a garbage product. But censors are known to act according to an old proverb that says: 'If you can no longer bear your own reflection, you will smash the mirror'. ” - DVDForum.at.

Publications

The film was released several times and under various alternative titles. A selection of the versions and alternative titles follows.

Frames

  • Two VHS editions of the Toppic label and one VHS of the JVP Austria label have been released in Germany so far, the latter being a bootleg . Both a VHS and a DVD are also available from the Astro label. In addition, one DVD each was released by the cmv-Laservision and Cine Silver labels (also as a bootleg). All of these media contain the uncut version.
  • The US version was released as VHS by the labels Anchor Bay, Vid America and Elite. Elite also has a laser disc and two DVD versions.
  • In the Netherlands, a VHS was produced by Video Power and a DVD by DFW.
  • In Switzerland there is a DVD version from Centauri Interactive as a bootleg.
  • The VIP label sells a VHS version in France, and the Vipco label a VHS in Denmark, where a DVD has since been released.
  • In Great Britain there are only three uncut VHS versions of the labels Astra and Wizard, which date back to the time before the Video Recordings Act of 1984. All versions released since then (by Screen Entertainment and by Vipco) have been cut, as has the new release on BluRay and DVD by 101 Films.
  • There are two VHS versions in Sweden: one edited by Viking Video and one uncut by Videofilm AB.
  • In Austria, the film was released in the unrated version on DVD and BluRay in June 2011 by the Illusions Unlimited label. At the same time, the remake appeared accordingly.

Alternative title

  • Blood Angel
  • Blood Force
  • Day Of The Woman
  • The Rape And Revenge Of Jennifer Hill
  • Horror Weekend
  • I hate your guts
  • I Spit On Your Grave

Sequels

With Savage Vengeance an official sequel was filmed in 1993; in this Camille Keaton played again the Jennifer Hills. Rick Thompson's Eyes of the Prey from 1992 is the unofficial sequel to the film and is sold in Germany as Ich spuck auf dein Grave 2 - A victim of blind rage . The official sequel, I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu , with a return of Camille Keaton as Jennifer Hills and directed by Meir Zarchi, was released in April 2019.

Remake

In October 2010, I Spit on Your Grave, a remake of this "Video Nasty" classic, was released in cinemas in February 2011 on DVD and BluRay.

documentary

In 2014, documentary filmmaker Terry Zarchi and son of director Meir Zarchi shot the documentary Growing Up With I Spit On Your Grave , which traces the making of the film and the shooting. The actors Camille Keaton , William Tasgal and Gary Needle and director Meir Zarchi have their say.

Awards

The film was nominated for the Home Media Magazine Awards along with the remake. The original is in the “Best Catalog Title” category, the remake is in the “Best Indie / Small Budget Film on Disc” category.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Roger Ebert : Review of I Spit on Your Grave, Chicago Sun-Times . July 16, 1980. Retrieved October 15, 2010. 
  2. ↑ I Spit On Your Vengeance: The Donald Farmer Interview (2006) ( Memento of the original from August 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / retroslashers.net
  3. ↑ Haikos hot corner - film reviews - I spit on your grave  ( no longer available page , search in web archives )  Info: The link is automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.haikosfilmlexikon.de  
  4. ↑ Meir Zarchi, Camille Keaton return for direct sequel to I Spit on Your Grave .
  5. ^ I Spit On Your Grave 2010 at the IMDB
  6. ↑ Documentary 'Growing Up With I Spit On Your Grave' Gets a Trailer!
  7. ^ Vote for the 2012 Home Media Magazine Awards
  8. ↑ Home Media Magazine Awards Ballot ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Accessed March 13, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.homemediamagazine.com

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