I Spit on Your Grave
Day of the Woman
United States
1978
100 Min
Color
1.85:1
English
Synopsis
The film follows Jennifer, a writer who is working on a new novel and needs to get out of the city to finish it. She rents a riverside cabin in upstate New York to work on her novel, attracting the attention of a number of rowdy male locals. They catch Jennifer one day and strip her naked for the village idiot (Matthew) and rape her. Jennifer is later attacked and raped a further two times by the four degenerates, and her novel is also destroyed. But Jennifer recovers, and in her now-twisted, psychotic state, she begins to seek revenge on the men. —IMDb
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Meir Zarchi
Meir Zarchi (pronounced ‘Zarki,)’ born 1937 is a film director, writer and producer.
He was the director of Day of the Woman (1978), better known by its re-release title, I Spit On Your Grave, a controversial rape and revenge moviewhich starred Camille Keaton, to whom he was married. Prominent movie critics lashed out at this movie for its graphic violence and lengthy depictions of gang rape, and the picture remains controversial to this day.
In the commentary for the Millennium Edition, Zarchi said that he was inspired to make the movie after helping a young woman who had been raped in New York.
Zarchi denied that his movie was exploitative, and that the violent nature of the movie was necessary to tell the story. He described actress Camille Keaton as “brave” for taking on the role
He also directed, produced and wrote Don’t Mess with My Sister! (1985). He now lives in Brooklyn, NY. —wikipedia
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Heikan
21Oct11
There's feminism, post-feminism, second-wave feminism, and then there's this. This is feminazism. I guess the idea is to show how brutal and cruel a rape is, and it totally succeeds in doing that. But the fact that there's not a single likeable male character is just too much. I mean, I'm a guy and I wanted to cut my dick off and shout "girl power" when the film ended; and that's just wrong.
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Lives up to it's reputation
By tonymurphylee on February 6, 2011
Considered one of the most difficult to watch films ever made, with very graphic rape scenes that roughly make up approximately half the film, I Spit on Your Grave, formerly known as Day of the Woman… read review
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