Stars: Sirpa Lane, Melissa Chimenti, Maurice Poli, Nat Bush, Dakar, Maria Grazia Smaldone | Written by Roberto Gandus, Renzo Maietto | Directed by Joe D’Amato
Joe D’Amato’s Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals is a fascinating, if uneven, entry in both the director’s filmography and the broader canon of 1970s Italian exploitation cinema. Released in 1978, the film is emblematic of D’Amato’s fascination with the intersection of eroticism, violence, and the exotic—elements that dominated much of his work during this period. It serves as a prime example of the blend of exploitation genres that thrived in Italy’s B-movie industry, particularly the fusion of horror, sexploitation, and tropical adventure.
The film follows Sara, a journalist investigating a mysterious island where a foreign corporation plans to construct a nuclear power plant, disrupting the indigenous population. The central character of Papaya, a native femme fatale, seduces and kills white outsiders,...
Joe D’Amato’s Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals is a fascinating, if uneven, entry in both the director’s filmography and the broader canon of 1970s Italian exploitation cinema. Released in 1978, the film is emblematic of D’Amato’s fascination with the intersection of eroticism, violence, and the exotic—elements that dominated much of his work during this period. It serves as a prime example of the blend of exploitation genres that thrived in Italy’s B-movie industry, particularly the fusion of horror, sexploitation, and tropical adventure.
The film follows Sara, a journalist investigating a mysterious island where a foreign corporation plans to construct a nuclear power plant, disrupting the indigenous population. The central character of Papaya, a native femme fatale, seduces and kills white outsiders,...
- 10/3/2024
- by George P Thomas
- Nerdly
A new episode of The Manson Brothers Show, the video series hosted by the writers/stars of the horror comedy The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre – Chris Margetis (Stone Manson) and Mike Carey (Skull Manson) – has just been released, and in this one the Boys take a tour of the City of the Living Dead… or at least, they watch and discuss the 1980 film with that title (which you can watch Here). To find out what they had to say about City of the Living Dead, check out the video embedded above!
Directed by Lucio Fulci, who also crafted the screenplay with Dardano Sacchetti, City of the Living Dead has the following synopsis: The seven gates of Hell have been torn open, and in 3 days the dead shall rise and walk the earth. As a reporter and a psychic race to close the portals of the damned, they encounter a seething nightmare of unspeakable evil.
Directed by Lucio Fulci, who also crafted the screenplay with Dardano Sacchetti, City of the Living Dead has the following synopsis: The seven gates of Hell have been torn open, and in 3 days the dead shall rise and walk the earth. As a reporter and a psychic race to close the portals of the damned, they encounter a seething nightmare of unspeakable evil.
- 3/22/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
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