Product: Day of the Woman (1978)
Rating: 4.0
An Important Film
This film is infamous in many ways. It has what is believed to be the longest rape scene in movie history (approximately a half hour of brutally graphic violence). It also features a castration scene that caused many theater goers at the time to throw up. It has been banned in numerous countries, and most professional movie critics have labeled this film one of the worst ever. I don't agree at all.Camille Keaton does a brilliant job playing a rape victim who ultimately gets brutal revenge against her attackers. The rapists display the worst possible male qualities and do so in a very believable way. As a male, I found this a bit nauseating. But as part of the film, it is very effective.The directing and overall cinematography are very well done and (famously) done without a soundtrack. I believe this is a very important film within the horror genre (although it is more suspenseful than scary) and is also a significant part of film history in general.The title and cover image for this film seem to portray the movie as a low quality "skin flick." That's not the case at all. It's extremely graphic and disturbing, but in a artistic and quality way. Just don't plan on watching it as part of family movie night at your home. I don't think anybody under the age of 18 should see this film.Other than the cover image, the DVD presentation is well done and includes trailers, reviews, movie posters, etc.