The Pit and the Pendulum
A bizarre descent into hell from the creator of Re-Animator.
1991 / Italy & United States / 97 min / English / Feature film
Certificate
18
Description
Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror at the public whipping of a child. As Maria’s husband Antonio tries to save her, Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor, determines to punish Maria with torture for the desire she inflames in him. Loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story.
HEX descriptors
• Body • Gothic • Religious • Corrupt Authority • Human Predator • Ritual • Trapped • Cave/Mine • Place of Worship • Feverish • Oppressive • 5 Severe • Feature Film
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