Italian poster designers have an uncanny ability to make sleazy material even sleazier. Take this poster as a case in point. I Spit on Your Grave (1978) is already a remarkably unpleasant film, but this poster by Enzo Sciotti puts it through the Italian filter of sexy lingerie, blood, bondage, and a leather bound stool resulting in something far more obnoxious dripping in gaudy glitz – something that in no way represents the grim reality of Meir Zarchi’s classic revenge flick. You gotta love it!
This poster is available for sale from the awesome Westgate Gallery!
Source: Westgate Gallery
2 comments
Adrian Smith says:
Jun 29, 2014
Agree with your observations, Dave. And having thought about it, I was reminded that Enzo Sciotti’s artwork is ‘based’ (a copy) on a 1950s Bettie Page bondage image, which can been seen online here:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bettie_Page_Klaw_14.jpg
I’ll add this snippet of info to my own posting for I Spit on Your Grave (I’d already included the Italian locandina poster):
http://horrorpedia.com/2012/12/06/i-spit-on-your-grave/
Dave Jackson says:
Jun 29, 2014
Haha! I didn’t know about the Bettie Page reference! That’s great.