Conquest (1983 film)
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| Directed by | Lucio Fulci |
| Produced by | Giovanni Di Clemente |
| Written by | Gino Capone, Carlos Vasallo, José Antonio de la Loma, Giovanni Di Clemente |
| Starring | Jorge Rivero, Andrea Occhipinti, Conrado san Martín and Sabrina Siani |
| Music by | Claudio Simonetti |
| Cinematography | Alejandro Ulloa |
| Distributed by | Clemi Cinematografica |
| Release date(s) | 1983 |
| Running time | 88 min |
| Country | Italy/Spain/Mexico |
| Language | Italian |
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Conquest (Italian: La Conquesta) is a violent barbarian film by Lucio Fulci that has a unique take on the genre in every way. For one, its soundtrack is vintage-Italian (synthesizer-music, keyboards, etc ), features very foreign-looking actors and has every other aspect that personifies an Italian film from the 70s and 80s.[citation needed]
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[edit] Plot
A mysterious man with no facial features bursts in and shoots up a room full of people. The last person he kills, using a magical energy bow, is the Queen of an evil empire. She awakens suddenly, revealing that it was all a dream...or a vision.
This drives her to seek out the man that is the harbinger of her demise. He turns out to be a kind young man who is trying to fight against her rule.
Meanwhile, the tribal people out in the plains are being violently repressed by her werewolf henchmen. Many of them are killed in a violent scene that is par for the course in a Fulci film. They take some of the women with them to make the trip back entertaining. In mid-route, the young man attacks the villains, but is overwhelmed.
Fortunately, a large, rugged man appears to help him out. He makes short work of the wild beast-men and escapes with the man.
Their battle has only just began. The older man learns of the younger one's mission and agrees to help him out. The journey is not an easy one, as it leads them through a swamp full of zombie-like creatures. This section is shot with an eerily-strange tint that gives it a rather dream-like quality. After a vicious battle, the duo escapes and continues their quest to stop the evil queen.
Getting desperate now, after another failure, she calls upon the power of an ancient evil force that is inhabiting an inanimate statue in the center of her room. It calls up greater forces than she ever could to destroy her enemies.
Now in the midsts of a desert-like plain, the May-December duo is led into a trap involving the werewolf henchmen. In the midst of this, the young men is quite efficiently killed, seemingly putting an end to the threat against her. Driven on by his companion's decapitation, the veteran fighter picks up his magical weapon and vows to finish the job that he started.
Since she fails more safe, the Queen lets her protection lax a little bit, playing right into our protagonist's hands. Placing the bow in his hand, he uses its magical properties to shoot energy projectiles at his foes. His volley of magic proves to be very efficient and effective in dealing with the threat. Nothing can stand in his way.
[edit] Trivia
- Lucio Fulci stated in later interviews that he did this as a 'hire job' more than anything else.
- Fulci manages to have zombies in this movie, which is what made him famous with American audiences.
[edit] Cultural Comparisons
- The Werewolves bear an eerie similarity to Wookies at many times.
- The Magic Bow is similar to many items from fantasy, including the Bow from the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon series, the Sun Sword on Thundarr the Barbarian and a lightsaber
- The evil Queen has a helmet similar to Destro from G.I. Joe that encompasses her entire head.
- The cave people are similar to those in movies such as Quest For Fire and others of the genre.
[edit] External links
- Conquest at the Internet Movie Database
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