Le Masque du démon
Réalisé par Mario Bava7.188%77%7.4
Dans la Moldavie du XVIIe siècle, la princesse Asa Vajda, soupçonnée de sorcellerie, est condamnée par l'Inquisition et meurt en maudissant sa propre famille, responsable de son sort. Au XIXe siècle, les docteurs Kruvajan et Gorobec, en route pour un congrès médical, découvrent en chemin le cercueil d'Asa et la réveillent par inadvertance. Celle-ci entreprend alors méthodiquement de se venger...
Le Masque du démon Notations et commentaires
- Steve Zodiac5 avril 2026A masterpiece of pure atmospheric horror and style
- springer66623 septembre 2025Satan is beautiful! … But best left alone.
- marlandoj8 septembre 20252 stars is giving this movie too much grace. Acting was bad, effects were bad, story was paper thin and predictable. I hope the studio lost money on this and learned it's lesson.
- jackmeat5 juin 2025My quick rating - 6.9/10. Definitely edgy for its time, that is for sure. Bava always had a way with using music to really set up his scenes so well, at least the movies of his that I have seen. During a time when special effects were non-existent, this movie relies on good camerawork and angles to setup the scenes for the most impact. Here we have a supposed witch who is executed and has a mask driven over her face to keep her evil from ever escaping. As in so many movies after it, you know somehow this does happen. Years later, two men stumble upon her tomb and, while investigating, accidentally release her demonic spirit (Barbara Steele). As the estate and its members are slowly visited by the evil, things start happening, and people disappear, etc. Even in its simplicity, this flick still provides the goods and in the end even a nice little twist. This is the kind of movie that you watch and appreciate. If you plan on making movies at all, you also learn from something like this to see the right ways to do things (and the wrong, I don't think stumbling upon a pipe organ in the forest is very plausible.) Even just viewing it now, I was still entertained from start to finish. I will say that if the scares themselves were better, you would be jumping out of your seat with the incredible score that is used throughout.
Le Masque du démon Trivia
Le Masque du démon was released on 12 août 1960.
Le Masque du démon was directed by Mario Bava.
Le Masque du démon has a runtime of 86min.
Le Masque du démon was produced by Massimo De Rita.
Dans la Moldavie du XVIIe siècle, la princesse Asa Vajda, soupçonnée de sorcellerie, est condamnée par l'Inquisition et meurt en maudissant sa propre famille, responsable de son sort. Au XIXe siècle, les docteurs Kruvajan et Gorobec, en route pour un congrès médical, découvrent en chemin le cercueil d'Asa et la réveillent par inadvertance. Celle-ci entreprend alors méthodiquement de se venger...
The key characters in Le Masque du démon are Princess Asa Vajda / Katia Vajda (Barbara Steele), Dr. Andrej Gorobec / Dr. Andreas Gorobec (John Richardson), Dr. Choma Kruvajan / Dr. Thomas Kruvajan (Andrea Checchi).
Le Masque du démon is rated 12.
Le Masque du démon is a Horreur film.
Le Masque du démon has an audience rating of 7.7 out of 10.