Bill Meceita, a boy whose family was murdered in front of him by a gang, sets out 15 years later to exact revenge. On his journey, he finds himself continually sparring and occasionally cooperating with Ryan, a gunfighter on his own quest for vengeance, who knows more than he says about Bill's tragedy.
Giulio Petroni
Director
Lee Van Cleef
Ryan
John Phillip Law
Bill Meceita
Mario Brega
One-Eye
Luigi Pistilli
Walcott
Anthony Dawson
Burt 'Four Aces' Cavanaugh
José Torres
Pedro
Franco Balducci
Lyndon City Sheriff
Bruno Corazzari
Cavanaugh's Bartender
Felicita Fanny
Martita
Ignazio Leone
Holly Spring Preacher
Carlo Pisacane
Holly Spring Stationmaster
‘Sexy Beasts’ promotes itself as different from other dating shows as being not appearance-based. This is true to some extent thanks to the special effects makeup. However, looks do still play a role despite the masks.
I’m still trying to comprehend the psychological and moral implications of their fascination with each other, or why their almost written-in-the-stars depth of connection makes so much sense.
A complex, realistic, and loving mother-daughter relationship is at the heart of this story about Black pageants and the fight for a better future.
“I’m always interested in exploring female fantasy, and the sexy witch is a loaded archetype that is simultaneously about men’s fears and fantasies about women, and women’s feelings of empowerment and agency. So whereas we are used to seeing the sexy witch or the femme fatale from the outside, I wanted to explore her from the inside.” - Anna Biller, on why she made The Love Witch
It’s the most loving tribute to cinema and to Ingmar Bergman, set in world that feels so habitable that I felt like only re-watching this for eternity, because of how inviting it looks and feels.