The House of Exorcism

1975
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1h 32m

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A troubled priest attempts to exorcise the soul of a tourist who has been possessed by the Devil after witnessing supernatural events at a Spanish villa.A troubled priest attempts to exorcise the soul of a tourist who has been possessed by the Devil after witnessing supernatural events at a Spanish villa.A troubled priest attempts to exorcise the soul of a tourist who has been possessed by the Devil after witnessing supernatural events at a Spanish villa.

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Telly Savalas

Leandro
(archive footage)

Elke Sommer

Lisa Reiner…

Sylva Koscina

Sophia Lehar
(archive footage)
(as Silva Koscina)

Alessio Orano

Max
(archive footage)

Gabriele Tinti

George
(archive footage)

Kathleen Leone

Tourist
(as Kathy Leone)

Eduardo Fajardo

Francis Lehar
(archive footage)

Carmen Silva

Anna

Franz von Treuberg

Shopkeeper
(archive footage)

Espartaco Santoni

Carlo
(archive footage)

Alida Valli

Countess
(archive footage)

Robert Alda

Father Michael

Andrea Esterhazy

American Tourist
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Though it's already listed as being connected with Woody Allen's Annie Hall, which shows The House of Exorcism as a twin-bill on a marquee, it's actually worked into a visual punchline since Woody's character, Alvy Singer, hates Los Angeles, and jovial Christmas music plays while this marquee, along with Messiah of Evil is shown, is shown, representing Alvy's feelings.

Quotes
Lisa: [possessed] Don't break my balls, priest!

Alternate versions
The original name and version of this film is Lisa and the Devil. House of Exorcism turns the film more into an Exorcist rip off film, where the original version, done solely by Mario Bava, is much stranger and surreal. The original version has a final scene on an airplane that is missing.

Connections
Edited from Lisa and the Devil (1973)

Soundtracks
Concerto of Aranjuez
Composed by Joaquín Rodrigo (as Rodrigo)
Directed by Paul Mauriat
Philips record L 6444'504

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"Where Do You Come From?! Where Do You Come From?!! WHERE DO YOU COME FROM??!!"...

THE HOUSE OF EXORCISM is what happened when the original, truly surreal horror film from Director Mario Bava, LISA AND THE DEVIL failed to turn a big profit. It was reworked, with extra scenes added / insinuated into the film. These scenes, starring Robert Alda as Father Michael, are about Lisa's (Elke Sommer) being possessed by a demon.

Of course, this had nothing whatsoever to do with the original movie, so new scenes of Lisa spouting obscenities, going bug-eyed, foaming at the mouth, spewing the obligatory green stuff, and contorting her body are inter-cut with the genuine footage from Bava's classic. The result is... bizarre.

Fans of LATD will watch agog, as their beloved film is edited, annihilated, and continually interrupted by what amounts to an unintentional parody of THE EXORCIST. This was obviously due to the huge popularity of that movie in the early 1970's. It's sort of like what might have happened if someone had decided to turn Hitchcock's PSYCHO into a comedy about motel management!

THE BURNING QUESTION: How was Ms. Sommer lured into trashing her own film, and making such a spectacle of herself in the process?...