Eva comes to Hong Kong. Seeing Eva perform with a snake, Judas gets interested in her. He showers her with gifts. She moves in with him and his snakes. Things get grim.Eva comes to Hong Kong. Seeing Eva perform with a snake, Judas gets interested in her. He showers her with gifts. She moves in with him and his snakes. Things get grim.Eva comes to Hong Kong. Seeing Eva perform with a snake, Judas gets interested in her. He showers her with gifts. She moves in with him and his snakes. Things get grim.
Ziggy Zanger
- Candy
- (as Sigrid Zanger)
Jenny Liang
- Dancer
- (uncredited)
Koike Mahoco
- Eva's Girlfriend
- (uncredited)
Isabella Zanussi
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaThe British video release had cover illustrations from The Hot Girls (1974), Penelope Pulls It Off (1975) and I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight (1976), but none from the actual film itself.
- GoofsThe snake that Judas refers to as a green mamba is actually a much less dangerous asian vine snake.
- ConnectionsEdited into Porno Esotic Love (1980)
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Joe D'Amato, auteur of the sometimes hardcore "Emmanuelle" series and other exploitation classics, puts his muse Laura Gemser through a nasty little revenge pic that will have grindhouse fans cheering. Judas (Jack Palance) and Jules (Gabriele Tinti) are brothers living in Hong Kong. Judas has all the family money, thanks to a condition in their dead father's will that stipulates Jules must "behave" for five years before he gets any inheritance. Jules travels for business, and brings home the exotically beautiful Eva (Laura Gemser). Eva has quite a nightclub act. She strips topless and writhes around with a large snake, much to the enjoyment of drunk businessmen. Judas sees Eva and is immediately taken with her. Eva is invited back to Judas' to meet his "friends"- about half a dozen live snakes, all venomous and dangerous. Eva moves in with Judas, who pays for everything, but she still gets to crawl into bed with whomever she pleases. She eventually meets Gerri (Michele Starck), and the two fall for each other. Eventually, one of the cast members starts playing with the serpents when they shouldn't, and people start ending up dead.
Don't get me wrong, this is not a good film. While it was shot on location in Hong Kong, and D'Amato makes sure the entire female cast is unclothed often, the performances are pretty terrible. Indonesian Gemser was always easy on the eyes, but her command of acting in English is tenuous. Palance is alright as Judas, the character you assume would be the bad guy thanks to the name, and the fact he is being played by Jack Palance. The musical score is goofy Euro-softcore, full of choral wooing and strings. D'Amato also shows the actual deaths of two animals, another turn-off. So why any rating for this thing? D'Amato's screenplay is actually kind of clever. You may see the climactic island scene coming a mile away, but there is a twist thrown in that had me grimacing. I don't like snakes, so watching everyone handling them also made me cringe. However, there are some scenes that dare to breach the "softcore" label. There is also some hilariously bad dialogue that had me laughing out loud, like Eva's justification for prostituting herself. "Black Cobra Woman" is known under at least half a dozen different titles, including an unofficial entry in D'Amato and Gemser's "Emmanuelle" series. This is not a horror film, or a Fred Williamson actioner that it is constantly mistaken for, but it is pretty different.
Don't get me wrong, this is not a good film. While it was shot on location in Hong Kong, and D'Amato makes sure the entire female cast is unclothed often, the performances are pretty terrible. Indonesian Gemser was always easy on the eyes, but her command of acting in English is tenuous. Palance is alright as Judas, the character you assume would be the bad guy thanks to the name, and the fact he is being played by Jack Palance. The musical score is goofy Euro-softcore, full of choral wooing and strings. D'Amato also shows the actual deaths of two animals, another turn-off. So why any rating for this thing? D'Amato's screenplay is actually kind of clever. You may see the climactic island scene coming a mile away, but there is a twist thrown in that had me grimacing. I don't like snakes, so watching everyone handling them also made me cringe. However, there are some scenes that dare to breach the "softcore" label. There is also some hilariously bad dialogue that had me laughing out loud, like Eva's justification for prostituting herself. "Black Cobra Woman" is known under at least half a dozen different titles, including an unofficial entry in D'Amato and Gemser's "Emmanuelle" series. This is not a horror film, or a Fred Williamson actioner that it is constantly mistaken for, but it is pretty different.
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