Germany, Year Zero 1947  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Cast: Edmund Moeschke, Franz-Otto Kruger, Ernst Pittschau, Erich Guhne, Alexandra Manys, Ingetraud Hintze, Babsi Schultz-Reckewell, Hans Sangen, Hedi Blankner, Franz von Treuberg
Twelve-year-old Edmund (Edmund Moeschke) struggles in post-World War II Berlin to feed himself and his family–a near-death father, a brother (an ex-Nazi soldier in hiding), and a sister (a prostitute). While scavenging for food and goods to sell, he comes across a former teacher who has his own plans for Edmund, including propaganda and sex. This is the final film of Rossellini's World War II trilogy–following "Open City" and "Paisan."
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The House of Exorcism 1973  R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
aka: Lisa and the Devil
The Devil in the House of Exorcism
Director: Mario Bava, Alfredo Leone
Cast: Telly Savalas, Elke Sommer, Sylva Koscina, Alessio Orano, Alida Valli, Espartaco Santoni, Gabriele Tinti, Kathy Leone, Eduardo Fajardo, Franz von Treuberg
Lisa (Elke Sommer) gets lost while touring Italy. She ends up in a mansion that is truly weird: corpses, wax dummies (one that looks like her), a depraved family, and a strange housekeeper (Telly Savalas) who is the Devil. A gory, unsettling film.
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| 1. Germany, Year Zero (1947)
2. The House of Exorcism (1973)
aka: Lisa and the Devil
aka: The Devil in the House of Exorcism
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