PAPAYA: LOVE GODDESS OF THE CANNIBALS Movie Review

PAPAYA:
LOVE GODDESS OF THE CANNIBALS (1978)

In the Caribbean, Vincent, the designer for a nuclear power plant that is being built on a small island, along with a reporter named Sara who is on vacation, cross paths, and their past desires for each other are rekindled. This passion is doubled when a local native named Papaya takes them on a journey of uninhibited sexuality as she tries to persuade Vincent not to build the power plant, and becomes filled with lust for Sara. Vincent and Sara also become witnesses to a secret yearly voodoo ceremony in Papaya’s village. While Sara becomes a strong believer in Papaya’s cause, Vincent holds steady on his determination to build the plant, and the villagers have to make a decision as to what will become of the unwelcome presence of the white man.

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DEATH SMILES ON A MURDERER Movie Review

DEATH SMILES ON A MURDERER (1973)

When a beautiful woman named Greta (Ewa Aulin), who suffers from amnesia after a horrific carriage crash, comes to stay at a nearby estate, she puts a spell of lust and obsession on any who crosses her path. After catching the attention of the doctor (Klaus Kinski) who comes to see her, she moves on to her gracious hosts, Walter and Eva. Greta begins an affair with both Walter and Eva, which creates a growing jealously between them, and when Greta mysteriously vanishes events take a sinister turn. Soon people begin to see Greta’s ghastly visage, and all those who witness her are not long for this word! Meanwhile, a local inspector who was trying to uncover Greta’s origin, turns his attention to the growing number of mysterious deaths.

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