Product: Day of the Woman (1978)
Rating: 4.0
Yeah that bathroom scene
That scene alone will haunt many men if they choose to view it. It's done so disarmingly that you just stare in disbelief at what has just happened. Definitely the most memorable scene in the film.As you will have gathered, this infamous film was banned by UK ( under the Video Nasties Act ) and Germany as well. It involves the story of an aspiring novelist Jennifer ( Camille Keaton ) who escapes the hustle and bustle of New York to try to finish her novel. All looks so peaceful and tranquil that you don't really expect anything to happen. But then things take a turn for the worse as Jennifer is gang raped not once, not twice but THREE times. It's awful to see this happen to anyone. The fact that she tries to crawl to her bedroom to phone the police only for her attackers to come back again and inflict more damage is just terrible.Having said that you can really see the limitations of the actual " rape " scenes. They use some scenes again and again that you can easily catch out and it sometimes takes a little sting out of the actual scene. Don't get me wrong, the way the guys just won't let her go and get one of them to kill her is awful but you can see the limitations the director had in trying to film the scenes.Jennifer somehow manages to survive these attacks which seems like a miracle given that she was spared being stabbed by the village idiot. Eventually he gets found out that he didn't stab her and is beaten up for not finishing off the job.Later on she decides that the only course of action she can take is revenge. Some women might enjoy this aspect while others may feel that she's stooping to their level. Whatever your view, this part of the movie is where it really kicks into gear. First off the list is the village idiot and then the ringleader who, as I mentioned in first paragraph, suffers the most awful death of the lot. And then the final two sidekicks get knocked off as well.I suppose this film can be viewed as a feminist statement of revenge being a dish best served cold. The film certainly works despite the limitations of budget and the cut-back scenes between the gang-rapists. That being the only real fault of this film. The acting is pretty good for a horror movie. Camille Keaton portrays her role convincingly during the aftermath of the rape scene and the film in general.This film is really hard to recommend. Most people will be disgusted that " this piece of trash ever existed " but for anyone who likes to watch a movie that has gained infamy and notoriety due to being a " Video Nasty " in Britain....then this is the movie for them. But even then I don't know if they'd want to watch this