{"id":2884,"date":"2007-03-30T18:42:47","date_gmt":"2007-03-31T01:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2884"},"modified":"2020-12-02T12:12:05","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T19:12:05","slug":"i-spit-on-your-grave-day-of-the-woman-1978","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2884","title":{"rendered":"I Spit On Your Grave \/ Day of the Woman (1978)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Total submission. That&#8217;s what I like in a woman &#8212; total submission.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/I-Spit-On-Your-Grave-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/I-Spit-On-Your-Grave-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/I-Spit-On-Your-Grave-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/I-Spit-On-Your-Grave-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/I-Spit-On-Your-Grave-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen a female writer from New York (Camille Keaton) is gang-raped by thugs on a remote island, she plots her revenge.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Class Relations<\/li>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>Rape<\/li>\n<li>Revenge<\/li>\n<li>Writers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary is one among many reviewers who have argued that there is truly &#8220;no way to defend&#8221; this highly controversial, enormously discomfiting exploitation flick (starring Buster Keaton&#8217;s granddaughter, Camille &#8212; wife of the director). Indeed, the rape scenes in <em>I Spit On Your Grave<\/em> are so protracted (they last a total of 45 minutes), so realistic (there&#8217;s no film score), and so gruesome, that, as Peary points out, not even &#8220;male moviegoers [who] seemed to enjoy the mistreatment of the young girls in <em>Last House on the Left<\/em>&#8230; will identify with the rapists [here].&#8221; This leads one to question why such a film would be made in the first place. Although director Meir Zarchi manages to &#8220;[show the] pain, humiliation, and terror of a rape victim as few filmmakers have,&#8221; is this really such an estimable achievement? Apparently Zarchi had the noble intention of showing a woman taking personal revenge for her brutal mistreatment at the hands of men; yet Keaton&#8217;s systematic murders (she seduces each of the men, then leaves them to die) aren&#8217;t any easier to stomach. Indeed, the entire film is likely to be one of the most unpleasant movie-watching experiences you&#8217;ve ever had. Be strongly forewarned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S. <\/strong>The theme of rape revenge was ultimately dealt with much more tastefully (and artfully) in Abel Ferrara&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42\"><em>Ms. 45\/Angel of Vengeance<\/em> (1982)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Camille Keaton&#8217;s brave (foolhardy?) performance as the vengeful rape victim<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/I-Spit-On-Your-Grave-Keaton.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/I-Spit-On-Your-Grave-Keaton-1024x548.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"343\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-47000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/I-Spit-On-Your-Grave-Keaton-1024x548.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/I-Spit-On-Your-Grave-Keaton-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/I-Spit-On-Your-Grave-Keaton-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/I-Spit-On-Your-Grave-Keaton-768x411.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/I-Spit-On-Your-Grave-Keaton-1536x822.png 1536w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/I-Spit-On-Your-Grave-Keaton.png 1735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though film fanatics may be curious to check it out simply for its status as a controversial cult classic. But you have my permission to fast-forward through to the final half &#8212; and then to try to forget you ever saw it. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0077713\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stomptokyo.com\/movies\/i\/i-spit-on-your-grave.html\">Stomp Tokyo Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moriareviews.com\/horror\/i-spit-on-your-grave-1978-day-of-the-woman.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Total submission. That&#8217;s what I like in a woman &#8212; total submission.&#8221; Synopsis: When a female writer from New York (Camille Keaton) is gang-raped by thugs on a remote island, she plots her revenge. Genres: Class Relations Horror Rape Revenge Writers Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: Peary is one among many reviewers who have argued that there is truly &#8220;no way to defend&#8221; this highly controversial, enormously discomfiting exploitation flick (starring Buster Keaton&#8217;s granddaughter, Camille &#8212; wife of the director). 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