Sunday, July 6, 2014
DVD Review: GESTAPO'S LAST ORGY
GESTAPO'S LAST ORGY
Directed by Cesare Canevari
Distributed by Intervision Pictures/Severin Films
I have always been a huge fan of exploitation films. I can really appreciate a film that shows something different, something you aren't expecting, and something truly shocking. There are many different sub-genres to the exploitation films, one of my favorite being the naziploitation films of the later 70's. GESTAPO'S LAST ORGY is by far one of the craziest of the naziploitation films. Here is the plot synopsis from the film's imdb.com page:
Lise Cohen is taken to a special prisoner-of-war camp for female Jews, a camp run as a bordello to entertain the German officers and troops going in to battle. The camp is run with an iron fist by Commandant Starker and his minion Alma. Starker becomes frustrated when Lise demonstrates no fear, and devises cruel experiments to scare her, to no avail. Once she realizes her guilt is unfounded, Lise begins to play Starker's game, but even though she begins living a better life, she doesn't forget the atrocities she has seen and experienced.
This is one of the better films in the Nazi exploitation film library in every way. The film is well made and shot well, even if what we are viewing on screen is not a pretty subject. The movie is hard to watch, of course, and reminds viewers that atrocities such as this actually happened during Hitler's Nazi reign.
The filmmakers didn't hold anything back when it comes to showing the horrors that the Nazi soldiers put upon the women of the camp. The women at the camp were basically sex slaves, and were treated very inhumanly, all for the enjoyment of the Nazi Generals and the wicked warden, Alma. One only has to watch the scene where Alma throws a menstruating woman to a pack of hungry dogs to see just how cruel this woman is.
The main character Lise figures out quickly that the best way to survive is to form a special sexual relationship with one of the head Generals. She plays this game the entire time which makes life easier for her inside, even though she has to watch and even participate in some of her fellow inmates deaths.
GESTAPO'S LAST ORGY is not for the squeamish. It has some scenes that are extremely hard to watch, but if you like films like SALO, SALON KITTY, and ILSA: SHE WOLF OF THE S.S., you will definitely like this one.
GESTAPO'S LAST ORGY is available now on DVD from Intervision Pictures and contains the following special features:
* A Brief History of Sadiconazista- Interview with Film Historian Marcus Stiglegger
* Theatrical Trailer
Also, I want to point out the super cool retro looking cover art to this new release. This DVD cover art is much more fitting to this film than that of previous DVD releases. This release is totally uncut and uncensored, so you are getting the best cut of the film with this release.
CLICK HERE to watch the trailer
CLICK HERE to purchase the DVD
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