
据称是南斯拉夫拍得最好的一部吸血鬼恐怖片。<br/> 改编自果戈理1835年的短篇小说《VIY》。<br/> Svetomesto(AHolyPlace,1990)isbasedonaliteraryclassic,NikolaiGogol's1835shortstory,'Viy'.However,Kadijevicusesitonlyasastartingpointforhisownexplorationsintothedarksideoferoticism.Gogol'sstorydealswithToma,areluctanttheologystudentwhoisforcedtoreadthePsalmsoveran(un)deadgirlforthreenightsinarow.AllthewhilesupernaturalforcesaretryingtograbhimfromtheHolyCircledrawnonthechurchfloor.Kadijevicadaptsandenriches'Viy'byinventinganewbackstoryforthewitch-girlandherfather.Thedeadgirl,Catherine(unwittinglykilledintheprologue,whileintheshapeofahag),isreferredtoasa'saint'andherfatherisaharshandunpleasantman.Kadijevicdepartsfurtherfromtheoriginalstory,andintroducesanexcessofperversityandhorrormorereminiscentoftheAnglo-AmericangothicthanthemilderSlavicattemptsinasimilarmode.Incestisthenameofthegamehere.<br/> Thestoryofstrangelovebetweenayoungtheologianandabeautifuldaughterofpowerfullandowner.Afterthegirl'smysteriousdeath,thetheologianisinvitedto,accordingtoherwish,sayhisprayersinvillagechurchbyhercatafalqueforthreenights.Terrifyingstoriesaboutdeceasedone,abouthersinfulrelationshipwithherfatherandorgies,cannotextinguishloveoftheyoungtheologian.Torturedwithsinfulrelationshipwithherfather,filledwithhatred,shedoesn'tstoptorevengetomankindafterherdeath.Theinnocenttheologianinlovewillalsobecomehervictim.
