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They end up staying the night, but something is not right. A recurring theme in Lenzi’s work is of people stumbling into situations they don’t quite understand and so it proves here. Though the film plays on the fear created by the Manson killings, Barbara seems more than capable of dealing with her guests.
Their hippie mobile runs out of petrol and they stop at a house in the country. Nobody answers the door so they enter the garage and help themselves to petrol. Barbara (Irene Papas), the lady of the house [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], is home though and she confronts them. Initially afraid she changes her mind and offers them food. She remains nervous though. A man keeps phoning to find out where she is.
DVD company Shameless Screen Entertainment have been busy releasing long neglected genre films. The pick of those released so far include Who Saw Her Die? (Aldo Lado 1972), a giallo starring former 007 George Lazenby [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], The Designated Victim (Maurizio Lucidi 1971), a thriller loosely modelled on Patricia Highsmith’s Stranger on a Train (Alfred Hitchcock 1951), and Umberto Lenzi’s giallo Oasis of Fear aka Dirty Pictures.
Umberto Lenzi Directs Oasis of Fear
Shameless Screen Entertainment have tracked down the English dub of Oasis of Fear and delivered a new cut of the film. However some scenes were never filmed in English so the film briefly switches between dialogue tracks. There is also a trivia commentary provided by and trailers for other Shameless releases including Strip Nude For Your Killer (Andrea Bianchi 1975), Baba Yaga (Corrado Farina 1973) and The Designated Victim.
Oasis of Fear aka Dirty PicturesStarring Ornella Muti, Ray Lovelock, Irene PapasWritten by Antonio Altoviti, Lucia Drudi DembyDirected by Umberto LenziYear 1971Running time 90 mins
Rating 4/5
Barbara is waiting for her husband to come home but he never shows. Afraid of being alone she asks Dick and Ingrid to stay the night and the games begin. Barbara and Dick seem to be taking a shine to other, much to Ingrid’s distress. Later it becomes clear just why Barbara needed them to stay.
Carefree young couple Dick (Ray Lovelock) and Ingrid (Ornella Muti) try to fund a trip to England by selling pornographic magazines to tourists, as well as nude photos of Ingrid and audio tapes of them having sex. Unfortunately one of their prospective customers turns out to be a police officer and they are kicked out of town.
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Oasis of Fear is one of the finest releases so far from Shameless. Lenzi is probably best known for Cannibal Ferox (1981), his rather lame contribution to the 80’s cannibal movie trend, but Oasis of Fear is much more fun, with a catchy theme tune and a beautiful leading lady in Ornella Muti (Flash Gordon).
As you would expect Oasis of Fear has dated but this adds to its charm. They really do not make films like these anymore [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], while its depiction of Copenhagen’s newly legalised sex industry is more informative than any documentary on the subject could possibly be.
Ray Lovelock and Ornella Muti in Oasis of Fear
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