In the webmasters considerably biased opinion, if any boat ever deserved its own home page it would be hugh angelmans 36 foot auxiliary ketch, the sea witch a boat that not only became a classic, but in spite of the relatively small number that have been built, went on to win the trans pac race and become a class in itself known as the. For all its glib asides, the witch who came from the sea leaves the haunting image of a woman undone by a world that never lived up to the fantasies inside of her television set. The witch who came from the sea matt cimber, 1976 on. The witch who came from the sea brief information the witch who came from the sea is a 1976 american horror film directed by matt cimber and shot by cinematographer dean cundey. Witch who came from the sea, the on dvd 850836005089 from music video distributors. Matt cimbers the witch who came from the sea 1976 is distinctly. As with all series you expect some similar story lines, some similar occurrences, but the third book verifies that all her books could very easily be different. Witch who came from the sea, the dvd 1976 dvd empire. The witch who came from the sea starburst magazine. Instead, the witch who came from the sea is comfortably the most famous film in that earlier boxset a fact solely attributable to its presence on the department for public prosecutions infamous video nasties list. The witch who came from the sea 1976 the witch who came. Staring richard kennedy, vanessa brown, millie perkins and lonny chapman. Television is a pointed centerpiece of the film, one that often projects an idealized masculinity that is forever toxic for molly. Matt cimber seeks a port of lost souls in rundown malibu and finds it in a miseenscene of sexual brutality, fishing nets and the amplified crying of seagulls and waves, grimy to the touch.
The bluray presents the film in 1080p24hz on a duallayer disc, while the dvd presents the film, enhanced for. Matt cimber when i read that this film was on the uks video nasties list, i knew it had to be a mustsee. The film is slowmoving and deeply unpleasant character study of womans torment. In the united kingdom, the film was eventually released completely uncut in 2006 with a complete running time of 87m 43 secs. The film stars anya taylorjoy, ralph ineson, kate dickie, harvey scrimshaw, ellie grainger and lucas dawson.
What drove my attention to the witch who came from the sea was that its video had a few problems with the american censors back in the 70s because of the themes handled incest and emasculation. The witch who came from the sea is a 1976 american horror film produced and directed by matt cimber and starring millie perkins, lonny chapman, vanessa brown, peggy feury, rick jason, george buck flower, and roberta collins. Although released in 1976, the film was shot in 1971, and sat on the shelf for five years before. A disturbed woman is haunted by memories of childhood abuse. It could be speculated that the title is an attempt to associate itself with a similar dark drama released the same year the sailor who fell from grace with the sea starring kris kristofferson and based on a novel by the legendary japanese writer yukio mishima. I found the witch from the sea better than the first book in the series but not as good as the second one.
The witch who came from the sea 1976 directed by matt cimber. The witch who came from the sea 1976 the last drive in. The scars of sexual trauma by donato totaro volume 19, issue 9 september 2015 10 minutes 2281 words one of the most unusual genre films featuring a woman that kills although the killing may only be in her mind is the witch who came from the sea 1976, matt cimber. The film centers on an emotionally scarred woman who goes on a killing spree. Matt cimbers film is an interesting time capsule of secondwave feminism emerging from the last vestiges of west coast hippie culture, complete with. Two interesting figures in offbeat cinema director matt cimber who was married to jayne mansfield and directed her final film before going. Jan 01, 1975 philippa carr book the witch from the sea is an interesting book. Shot in 1971 but not released until 1976, the witch who came from the sea was one of the first feature films for cinematographer dean cundey, who later went on to work with steven spielberg and. Mollys sister cathy vanessa brown provides the strongest hints that their father wasnt as laudable as molly seems to think he was, and shes not wrong as she curses his name despite the protests. The witch who came from the sea is a film that shows violence in a disturbing way that could in no way be misunderstood as glorifying. The witch who came from the sea 1976 the witch who.
Shot by john carpenters cinematographer dean cundy jurassic park, the thing this cult classic from director matt cimber butterfly, gemini affair stars academy. Representing something of an anomaly in the career of director matt cimber whose other credits include such blaxploitation fare as the candy tangerine man the witch who came from the sea is an unnerving journey into madness and murder starring millie perkins the diary of anne frank molly perkins experiences violent fantasies in which she ties muscular men up before bloodily dispatching. A disturbed woman is haunted by memories of childhood abuse, which culminates in a murder spree. In this film molly has some personal demons that gradually come out as the film plays along. Samuel eliot morison wrote, never in these united states has the brain of man conceived, or the hand of man fashioned, so perfect a thing as the clipper ship. Movies like the witch who came from the sea if you like the witch who came from the sea you are looking for psychological, rough and serious movies about with murder, obsession, danger, haunted by the past, dangerous attraction, vengeance and supernatural themes of drama, horror and thriller genre shot in usa. Ursula, the main antagonist in disneys the little mermaid 1989 is a sea witch who is a halfhuman, halfoctopus creature. The central performance of millie perkins is fantastic as is the supporting cast. The witch sycorax in shakespeares the tempest is often interpreted to be a sea witch. With millie perkins, lonny chapman, vanessa brown, peggy feury. The witch who came from the sea 1975 movie moviefone. Very surreal and disturbing, perkins is a perfect delusional waif who is bare breasted most of the time. May 30, 2018 but despite the film s jetblack subject matter and its wrenching portrait of a woman pushed into the deep end of psychosis, the witch who came from the sea has a primal power that speaks loudly to the horrors of childhood abuse, and how when left untreated that trauma can decimate its victims and the many unfortunate people that. The witch who came from the sea is a 1976 american horror film produced and directed by.
As the title suggests, the witch who came from the sea is also inflected with a nautical theme, which it. The second exclusive title to arrows first volume of their american horror project, the witch who came from the sea, comes to bluray in a new dualformat edition, presenting the film in its original aspect ratio of about 2. Millie perkins is not quite a witch, a mermaid perhaps, a damaged maiden most definitely. The witch who came from the sea could have gone in many strange directions, the story is too simple to justify zero overthetopness yet the director seems to hold back and tries to portray an amount of realism that often provides boredom. The bluray presents the film in 1080p24hz on a duallayer disc, while the dvd presents the film, enhanced for widescreen televisions, on the second dual. Check out this used 1960 seawitch ketch for sale in dana point, ca. Quarantine film fest the witch who came from the sea 1976, dir. Molly enters and playfully takes the razor from him to complete the shave. Molly is a goodnatured but troubled barmaid in a seaside town, haunted by repressed memories of the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her father.
Shot in 1971 but not released until 1976, the witch who came from the sea was one of the first feature films for cinematographer dean cundey, who later went on to work with steven spielberg and ron howard. Created in 1929, the sea hag is a pirate and the last witch on earth in the popeye comics and cartoons. The witch who came from the sea 1976 trailer youtube. But despite the film s jetblack subject matter and its wrenching portrait of a woman pushed into the deep end of psychosis, the witch who came from the sea has a primal power that speaks loudly to the horrors of childhood abuse, and how when left untreated that trauma can decimate its victims and the many unfortunate people that. Aug 03, 2014 film follows this depiction up with a narrative that, in some ways, makes the unreliability of memory and the difficulty of establishing shared truths a focal point. The witch follows a puritan family who encounter forces of evil in the woods beyond their new england farm. Trailer for the triply video nasty the witch who came from the sea with millie perkins.
Though promoted as a sexy horror film complete with poster art featuring a buxom, caped molly wielding a scythe in one hand and a mans severed head in the other, the witch who came from the sea doesnt really slip easily into any single genre. Overview of witch who came from the sea, the, 1976, directed by matt cimber, with millie perkins, lonny chapman, vanessa brown, at turner classic movies. Although released in 1976, the film was shot in 1971, and sat on the shelf for five years before finding distribution. Representing something of an anomaly in the career of director matt cimber whose other credits include such blaxploitation fare as the candy tangerine man the witch who came from the sea is an unnerving journey into madness and murder starring millie perkins the diary of anne frank. The fact that it was ever put on the video nasty list is the perfect proof for the idiocy of film censors world wide. The witch who came from the sea movie synopsis and info. The pace is fast in this novel, sometimes too much so, as suddenly a character i thought was, for example, aged four is now described as a 10yearold. One of the most unusual genre films featuring a woman that kills although the killing may only be in her mind is the witch who came from the sea 1976, matt cimber. A vanished seafaring father an idolized evil bastard, a cocky actor rick jason and assorted gridiron louts figure in the maelstrom of seedy macho swagger, the almighty teevee projects fantasies, peddles prurience. The witch who came from the sea is a 1976 american horror film directed by matt cimber and shot by cinematographer dean cundey. Subversive cinema presents the witch who came from the sea, which was banned across the world, completely restored to its widescreen and uncut glory for the first time ever on dvd. The witch who came from the sea shares more than technicolor visuals with anna billers 2016 sleeper hit. The witch who came from the sea 1976 rotten tomatoes.
Sep 24, 2011 the witch who came from the sea is a surprisingly accomplished little film, albeit one thats a bit experimental and will have you scratching your head at times. The witch who came from the sea on movies unlimited. Controversial issues are touched, as is child molly, but there is an element of the nonflashbacks. Arrow video have done well by it, not only releasing the film under their american horror project banner giving it a spotlight but also with the. Jan 18, 20 trailer for the triply video nasty the witch who came from the sea with millie perkins. Matt cimbers film is an interesting time capsule of secondwave. Perkins of diary of anne frank fame is a deeply psychotic survivor of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of her seacaptain father. On the witch who came from the sea alexander on film. The witch who came from the sea 1976 directed by matt. The witch who came from the sea was that role, a psychotic woman approaching middle age who is given a spacey, off kilter interpetation by perkins. The witch who came from the sea 1975 anger stemming from being abused as a child drives an alcoholics daughter to kill as an adult. The witch who came from the sea is a surprisingly accomplished little film, albeit one thats a bit experimental and will have you scratching. If you ever find yourself arguing that the idiots behind the video nasties list didnt have a clue what they were doing, the witch who came from the sea should be your exhibit a.
Ursula, the main antagonist in disneys the little mermaid 1989 is a sea witch who. Its title is misleading in that its more of a psychological horror film than an outright supernatural one. The witch who came from the sea matt cimber, 1976 on vimeo. Witch who came from the sea, the on dvd 821838265894 from subversive cinema. The witch who came from the sea is a surprisingly accomplished little film, albeit one thats a bit experimental and will have you scratching your head at times. Meticulously maintained by a successful local artist, whos also known for his mastery of wood, sea forth is a show stopper above decks and elegant thru out the entire interior of the boat holloodwood, came calling on sea forth while in tahita to film the movie overboard starring angie dickenson and cliff robertson. The witch who came from the sea 1976 millie perkins bravely plays a very disturbed woman who goes on a gruesome killing spree, culminating from years of abuse from her drunken brute of a father. Used 1960 seawitch ketch, 92629 dana point boat trader. The witch who came from the seabluray the grindhouse.
Executive summary the american clipper trust intends to recreate the american clipper ship sea witch, the first of nearly 500 sailing vessels of distinctly american design that eclipsed the great age of sail in the mid1800s. Hollywood, came calling on sea forth while in tahita to film the movie overboard starring angie dickenson and cliff robertson. The witch who came from the sea, bluray, horror, 7607078784. Yet the film ends abruptly before that point is ever addressed. Movies like the witch who came from the sea if you like the witch who came from the sea you are looking for psychological, rough and serious movies about with murder, obsession, danger, haunted by the past, dangerous attraction, vengeance and supernatural themes of. Best movies like the witch who came from the sea bestsimilar. The film s tagline was molly really knows how to cut men down to size. Located in the john thompson house, circa 1830, the sea witch is nestled in fairhavens historic village center and offers a myriad of riches from victorian. And whats not to love about the implication of witches coming from the sea, especially in a film that upset the brits enough to get a good fingerwagging. Staring richard kennedy, george buck flower, vanessa brown and millie perkins. Coming home 3 coming to america 3 fantasm comes again 3 wide sargasso sea 3 by the sea 2 tommy battles the silver sea dragon 2. While its not exactly a classic you should all be rushing out to see, its certainly one of the more watchable and tamest video nasties and one you should still check out if.
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