The Devil's Nightmare (1971) **1/2
The Devil's Nightmare (aka The Devil's Longest Night) (1971)—the only feature film directed by Jean Brismée—is a Belgian/Italian co-production that plays as sort of a cross between an Agatha Christie murder mystery and a sexy vampire picture (though it's a succubus here).
Some of the gothic vibes are cool but the dubbing, shots that linger too long, and tepid eroticism make much of the film unintentionally funny. The camerawork and the production design are competent but not evocative. The score by Alessandro Alessandroni (a multi-instrumentalist most famous for being the whistler in Sergio Leone's "Dollars Trilogy" and involved in the music department for a number of Italian Westerns and gialli) is pretty groovy. Some of the deaths are creative but mostly bloodless. Overall, this flick is nothing remarkable but entertaining enough.
Some of the gothic vibes are cool but the dubbing, shots that linger too long, and tepid eroticism make much of the film unintentionally funny. The camerawork and the production design are competent but not evocative. The score by Alessandro Alessandroni (a multi-instrumentalist most famous for being the whistler in Sergio Leone's "Dollars Trilogy" and involved in the music department for a number of Italian Westerns and gialli) is pretty groovy. Some of the deaths are creative but mostly bloodless. Overall, this flick is nothing remarkable but entertaining enough.
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