Product: Day of the Woman (1978)
Rating: 5.0
Suprisingly Well Made and Very Underated.
I'm not going to go over the plot. It's pretty much a rape victim's nightmare times 3. High on exploitation with 3 brutal rape scenes and some very gruesome revenge sequences but it all feels so real. These no holds barred scenes make it oh so real which was probably the director's intention. To show the true brutallity of rape. If you find these scenes stimulating you have some real issues. They leave you with a total feeling of disgust. I alway have had an eye for cinematography and camera use and I Spit on Your Grave makes good use of these with a skilled eye by the director. It's really much better in this regard than Last House on the Left. Which looked like it was filmed by high school kids. I thought Camille Keaton had a presence well worth the price. When I purchased this on DVD, I was expecting some cheap movie with one of those lousy 70's soundtracks but what made this film more effective was the haunting silence during the rape scenes so all you hear is the screams of the woman. And again, the camera work is exquisite. Not everyone will have the stomach for the plot, but it is actually a well made movie. Buy the special millenium edition. It has some very good commentaries from a denounced movie critic and the director.