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THE CHURCH

La chiesa

1989 • IT HMDB
March 10, 1989

In a Gothic cathedral built on the mass grave of a Teutonic purge, an ancient discovery by the new librarian will release an unholy maelstrom of madness, violence, and demonic vengeance.

Cast

Hugh Quarshie, Tomas Arana, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Barbara Cupisti, Antonella Vitale, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Asia Argento, Roberto Caruso, Roberto Corbiletto, Alina De Simone
Horror

REVIEWS (1)

MC

Marco Castellini

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In a Gothic cathedral strange phenomena occur; a librarian discovers the reason: the church stands on land that holds the bodies of many innocents massacred by the crusaders during the Middle Ages. Now the souls of the poor want to avenge themselves by killing the people trapped in the cathedral. The only survivor will manage to collapse the building through a special device. Second direction for Soavi after his good debut with "Deliria", which this time even has the collaboration of the duo Argento-Ferrini for the screenplay, and Emerson-Goblin for the soundtrack. Although it is a work of undeniable charm, "La Chiesa" suffers somewhat from the differences in style between Argento and Soavi, who integrate less well compared to what happened in "Demonios" for Argento and Bava. A film that does not convince, evokes good atmospheres, especially in the initial part, but the development of the story is confusing and not always clear, making the film (a very serious flaw for a horror film) little "scary". Yet another wasted opportunity! Notable in the cast is a very young Asia Argento.