Made back in 1939 in a racially segregated United States The Devil's Daughter was an all-black film, made by African-Americans primarily for African Americans. It was directed by Arthur Leonard.
The film is set in Jamaica and starts with lots of calypso music and a large group of people ... Read review
Loosely based on a novel by Dennis Wheatley, To The Devil, I Daughter was Hammer's final ... more
horror film and a tantalising glimpse of an intriguing new direction.Christopher Lee (The Wicker Man, The Devil Rides Out) stars as Father Michael Rainer, an excommunicated priest who heads a satanic cult called The Children of the Lord which hides its dark purpose of rearing innocent children in the ways of Satan, behind a front as a closed Catholic convent. One of his charges. Catherine Beddows (Nastassja Kinski - Paris, Texas, Cat People) has a special destiny to fulfill: She was promised to the devil before her birth, chosen to reign as his representative on earth when she comes of age.It's up to an occult novelist named John Varney (Richard Widmark - The Mama, Two Rode Together) a close friend of Catherine's father, stop Rainer before it's too late.Featuring a dark brooding performance from Christopher Lee and Natassja Kinski's first foray into 'modern' horror.
A feature on Old Wives' Tales is not exactly the assignment to make Kate Mallory's pulse ... more
race. She fancies herself an investigative journalist and crime reporter and has the stories under her belt to prove it. But her research throws up a vital clue to the series of arson attacks and gruesome murders that is baffling the Darlaston police force. Teaming up once more with Richard Torrey the enigmatic man whose tough exterior conceals his intuitive psychic powers Kate gets on the trail of a story too good to miss. But it will lead her into a deadly encounter with a ruthless woman a coven of Satanists -- and Evil incarnate.
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A heretic priest (the legendary Christopher Lee in one of his finest Hammer performances) ... more
plots to use a teenage nun (Nastassja Kinski) in a depraved sexual pact with the forces of darkness. But when an American occult novelist uncovers the conspiracy he must battle an international cabal of evil for the body and soul of the Devil's child-bride. Can this black magic marriage be stopped before an innocent girl is defiled as the womb of Satan?
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Why did the solitary girl leave her rented house on the French Riviera only for short ... more
walks at night? Why was she so frightened? Why did animals shrink away from her? The girl herself didn't know, and was certainly not aware of the terrible appointment which had been made for her long ago and was now drawing close.
Production Year: 1980 - Horror - Director: Stanley Kubrick - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd
Advantages: Nice side story Disadvantages: Bad picture quality, stupid ending and more
...a racially segregated United States The Devil's Daughter was an all-black film, made by African-Americans primarily for African Americans. It was directed by Arthur Leonard.
The film is set in Jamaica and starts with lots of calypso music and a large group of people all dancing. This was a nice enough opening but it went on an on, it actually lasted a full five minutes. Five minutes of watching people dance for no real reason. It ... ...cock fight. Maybe there weren't the same restrictions in the 30s. Anyway Percy Jackson a servant of the new owner of the plantation - Sylvia. He intrudes on the cock fight and tries to swindle the cock owners out of his fowl via a dice game. The owner catches on what's going on and chases him away. He is later found by Elvira who rides about on a donkey. He tells her he is being chased about by dead people and she says she knows someone who can help ... more
Made back in 1939 in a racially segregated United States The Devil's Daughter was an all-black film, made by African-Americans primarily for African Americans. It was directed by Arthur Leonard.
The film is set in Jamaica and starts with lots of calypso music and a large group of people all dancing. This was a nice enough opening but it went on an on, it actually lasted a full five minutes. Five minutes of watching people dance for no real reason. It had no actual part in the story at all.
Then we move on to a cock fight and I wonder if this was an actual cock fight. Maybe there weren't the same restrictions in the 30s. Anyway Percy Jackson a servant of the new owner of the plantation - Sylvia. He intrudes on the cock fight and tries to swindle the cock owners out of his fowl via a dice game. The owner catches on what's going on and chases him away. He is later found by Elvira who rides about on a donkey. He tells her he is being chased about by dead people and she says she knows someone who can help so she takes him to Isabel, who puts his soul into a pig to keep it safe.
Isabel is the half sister of Sylvia and has been running the plantation whilst Sylvia lived in Harlem. She is jealous of Sylvia for inheriting the plantation and jealous because the man she loves loves Sylvia. So she plots against her and that is pretty much the story.
The story of this film wasn't great, written by a guy call Terwilliger (That's Sideshow Bob's surname I think) he seems to have written a hell of a lot of films and maybe should have focused a little more on quality. It all starts off rather cheery, Elvira and Percy have their little story about finding and looking after a pig. Then the whole Sylvia aspect was meant to be a bit more darker but didn't really pull it off and it just wasn't a well written film. The ending especially was such an anti-climax, you're just left thinking "That was it, all this for that".
As far as directing goes it wasn't terribly directed but they did put it together rather badly. Isabel would be talking to her sister at a table and then when the camera focused on Sylvia we would see a completely different background behind her to what should be behind her from the wider shot. There was also a rather badly put together fight scene with unrealistic and badly synchronised punch noises.
All the scenery looked very nice and realistic but then again the picture quality was so bad a painted background wouldn't have had a chance to look bad.
For 1939 the acting wasn't terrible but it wasn't great. Isabel was played by Nina Mae McKinney who is famous for being one of the first African-America film stars. I didn't like the acting at all really except for the little Elvira and Percy storyline I thought this story was just sort of nice and although the acting wasn't realistic they were these nice almost cartoony characters.
The music is the star of this film, loads of calypso music and dancing about and I really liked it. It was sort of added to the detriment of the story but seeing as the story was crap it didn't really matter.
I wouldn't recommend getting this film. It only lasts 52 minutes, my copy did come with another film on the disc which I haven't watched yet but I would recommend most people to avoid it. It was an enjoyable watch for me sort of. I mean the cock fight and the music and the comic pig story made it worth my while really. I watched half of it and went and done something else and then came back to it. So I give it two stars due to the entertainment I wrung out of it. I wish Ciao had 10 star ratings some times.
The quality of the picture and sound of this DVD aren't great. The picture especially is rather dull and blurry at times. It is black and white obviously. I imagine you'd be hard pressed to find a copy of this with special features.
I have no idea why this is called The Devil's Daughter. It has elements of voodoo in it but the heroine and the villain have the same father so it's a ridiculous title. In the USA it is called Daughter of the Isle of Jamaica a title that has a lot more relevance to the actual film.
Certification
I'm saying U. I can't find a proper certification. My DVD case doesn't have one. IMBd says USA: Approved whatever that means. But definitely a U. Come on it's the 1939 the world was still being portrayed as an overly nice place. The overly mild and happy ending says it all.
Advantages: Great viewing, Yummy cast Disadvantages: Hard to leave between eps, No second series
and use her new found powers to control others. After all she is the daughter of Satan.
However with the monther being of human blood she also has a good side ad well as her fathers evil. There are prophesies indicating she is capable to "bring the world to its knees" if she choses to take the side of evil. She could rule the world if she so pleases. But that would make the story to easy. This is about her battle between her mothers side of good and her fathers of evil. What she feels is right and what is instinct, in her blood.
There are two men in her life, one fighting for each side of her. Lucas Boyd is working for her father and wants her to embrace whats "in her blood". Wants he rto forful her
destiny and take over the world. However Jesse Parker soon becomes involved with her and seems to be the only perosn who is able to drag ...
Advantages: Nice easy plot Disadvantages: Too long
Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, the Devil visits earth for a tour and falls in love, sounds excellent, looked excellent, is it excellent?
No, the film is very long and cumbersome and at times a little ridiculous, such as the devil eating peanut butter. The film is not that bad, Hopkins gets a reprieve to be the Devil's (Pitt's) guide on the earth, Pitt can pull the plug on Hopkins at any time and while this is going on Pitt falls for Hopkins daughter.
This is not a terrible film, but not a classic, worth a sunday afternoon viewing, but do not break your neck to view it. Also be prepared for the usual serving of Hollywood sentimentality. ...
Advantages: Frightening Disadvantages: Very Frightening
Classic story of good Vs evil, a parent?s quest to free her daughter of the devil's grip. Perhaps, the scariest film ever made, well at least amongst God fearing folk. What makes The Exorcist so terrifying is the fact that it is based on real life events. Events that could even happen today. For those who believe in God, would also believe there is a Devil, and that the Devil has the capabilities to posses a small girl. The question now is 'If the Devil is evil enough to posses an innocent little girl, where does that leave me?' All we can do, is prey for forgiveness. ...
Horror - Director: Stuart Gillard - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Matthew Carey, Michael Reilly Burke, Craig T. Nelson, Kim Cattrall, Giancarlo Esposito, Cress Williams
