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Reviewed by richardtilley-76559 5 / 10

Watch it as a Drama and ignore the terrible title and re-edit

It's a shame this film was re-titled & badly re-edited in America and sold as an exploitation/exorcism film, because if you ignore the terrible name 'Exorcism's Daughter', which is very misleading, and watch it under the original Spanish name of 'Las Melancólicas' (The Melancholic Ones'), it's actually quite a sad drama, set in the 19th century, about a new doctor trying to make conditions better and improve the treatments for the occupants of a women's insane asylum and his quest to make the authorities look at science rather than religion as a way to cure. There are some mild exploitation moments and the main inmate is disturbed because, as a child, she witnessed an Exorcism on her mother that didn't work, but you mustn't expect copious amounts of nudity and pea-soup.It was actually released two years before 'The Exorcist' and then, as was a regular occurrence at the time, renamed after the success of that film and re-released to cash in. The recut is terrible, with sequences at the beginning of the film, completely out of order. Also, there is the usual issue with the poor dubbing and sound editing is all over the place.Director Rafael Moreno Alba has actually made quite a good film, although it is very slow in parts, which hold it back. As a fan of exploitation & exorcism films, I too was deceived into watching it, but if you give it a chance and just watch it as a drama, you may see it differently.

Reviewed by Michael_Elliott

Decent For a Drama

Exorcism's Daughter (1971) ** (out of 4)After witnessing her mother die during an exorcism being performed on her, Lana (Analía Gadé) winds up in a mental hospital with various insane women. A new doctor shows up and wants to treat these women for mental issues but he gets push back from some who sees mental illness as a sign of witchcraft. This Spanish film was released the same year as THE DEVILS and it's easy to see why this isn't better known. It was re-released after the success of THE EXORCIST and it was attempted to be passed off as a horror film but it really isn't. THis here is basically a drama with some horror elements thrown in and while the film isn't awful it's also not overly memorable either.As with THE DEVILS, this film is basically an attack on religion and those people who are against science in favor of superstition. In this case you have a doctor who believes insane people are a mental issue and not an issue of religion, devils and witchcraft. For the most part the drama plays out pretty good and there's no question that it's an interesting subject.Director Rafael Moreno Alba makes a professional looking film and on a technical level it's good considering its low-budget. The problem is that the film moves a bit too slow at times and there are a lot of scenes where not much happens. There are some memorable moments including an orgy sequence as well as some bizarre fantasy sequences and these help keep the film entertaining to the viewer.EXORCISM'S DAUGHTER, a title given to it to cash in on THE EXORCIST even though this was made two years before, isn't a great film but it's certainly far from being awful. Fans of Spanish horror will want to check it out but don't go in expecting any sort of exploitation.

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Las melancólicas

1971 [SPANISH]

Drama / Horror

Las melancólicas

1971 [SPANISH]

Drama / Horror

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Watch it as a Drama and ignore the terrible title and re-edit

Decent For a Drama

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