tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214930440884348127.post2848826879650668238..comments2024-03-27T08:51:52.335-04:00Comments on The Bloody Pit of Horror: Nazareno Cruz y el lobo (1975)The Bloody Pit of Horrorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04419921450872885649noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214930440884348127.post-798587739075369552013-02-04T22:05:40.992-05:002013-02-04T22:05:40.992-05:00Amir,
I hope anyone who comes to this page reads...Amir, <br /><br />I hope anyone who comes to this page reads down this far to see what you have to say, and thanks a lot for all the great information! It really helps shed light on aspects of this film that are going to be confusing to those outside of Argentina not familiar with native legends and folklore. The story you told actually fits with many of the things seen in this one that are perplexing. Also thanks for the clarification on the difference between Hell and "Salamanca." I'll make sure to edit my review and try to fold these things into it. <br /><br />I'd love to see more stuff from Favio but unfortunately his films are very difficult to find here in America; especially ones with English subs. I'll look for the title you recommended and anything else I can get from him.The Bloody Pit of Horrorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419921450872885649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214930440884348127.post-35374842738053531052013-01-31T02:02:09.595-05:002013-01-31T02:02:09.595-05:00Good review. I'm a teenager, but I really like...Good review. I'm a teenager, but I really like these films of past decades. Director Leonardo Favio passed away not long ago. He was a very talented man in many fields of art, check out "Juan Moreira", my favourite movie from him. This movie feels so earthy, and organic, as you say, in my opinion because it reflects extremely well, the magic, mistery and overall mistique of the countryside life in Argentina, all the legends, myths, fears, traditions... it all adds a diferent colour to everyday life, different than urban life. The ones responsible for this film did their research very well, you can feel they've been connected to this "forgotten little town life in middle of nowhere" life at some point. Let me tell you that the hole where Nazareno falls reminds me of a hole in the mountains not far from Ancasti, in Catamarca province in Argentina. It has a tunnel where, after crawling for some metres, you begin to find stairway-like steps. You won't believe me, but I know this to be true, because I've seen it, and many others have seen this in the past through hundreds of years. Whatever you throw into the hole, let's say a skull of some sheep, a piece of wood, anything, gets propelled or shot out after some time, like a dusty explosion, explanation for this, unknown to me. The surrounding terrain is quite semi-desertic, except for the terrain around the hole, which is extremely green and fertile, very humid. This tunnel, and the stairway (that goes on and on for kilometers, with stone walls sometimes found in the path, known as "pircas"), and all the structure you find inside was surely built by the native americans of the area in pre hispanic times (diaguita people, also called pazioca, farmers and warrior people, which at some point was part of the Inca empire). it's not uncommon to find in this area little figures (statuettes), weapons, pieces of pottery, necklaces of precious stones, human bones, etc... Well, the woman he finds down there is what in North America, mexicans call a "nahual" a kind of shape-shifting witch, they perform a certain ritual, hunting the chosen animal using only a knife, then look for the forest, find a cave and spend several nights with the animal's fur or skin covering them, under the full moon light and get into trance state, reciting occult prayers to the devil until they gain the abbility of changing shape into a dove, jaguar, owl, snake, etc. Also most ppl today won't believe this, but countryside ppl live and see many strange phenomena during their lives and I tend not to be as arrogant as to know this exist or not. To me, the world is weird and unexpected enough to be open to all kind of surprises. Anyway, the place where she leads Nazareno to, isn't hell, but a "Salamanca" a place of learning for devil worshippers, witches, etc and place of adoration too. There are several places in countryside that have been known as to be salamancas for centuries. Caves, canyons, tunnels in the ground, etc, usually very hard to access to. Witches and the like have no problem with that, cause they supposedly fly. You can pass by during nightime, and you'll hear music and "partying" there, when these are very lonely isolated places, no one lives near. This I also experienced, no one told me. There's lots of drawings, paintings, carvings in the walls, depicting rituals and symbols. It's a place where witches do aquelarre, sabbath kind of meetings. Sorry for my crippled english, and for the long text. Alfredo Alcón does a great job in the movie "Martin Fierro" as well.Amir Guevarahttp://www.turismo.gov.arnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214930440884348127.post-62131381308113457802012-01-12T07:56:31.996-05:002012-01-12T07:56:31.996-05:00Great stuff you've got going on here. Keep up ...Great stuff you've got going on here. Keep up the good work my friend!<br /><br />Ted MansonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5214930440884348127.post-43390534089869418162012-01-10T05:11:39.185-05:002012-01-10T05:11:39.185-05:00I may have said this before but let me say it agai...I may have said this before but let me say it again anyway, thanks for all the informative Euro-horror posts here. I do not know enough about these films and am trying to find some that I can sit down to and enjoy. Have change my opinion on the films of Jean Rollin recently. Really good stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com