Starring - Eva Robins (Tenebrae, Hercules), Ajita Wilson (Macumba Sexual, Hotel Paradise), and Ramon Centenero (Chocolate, Confessions of a Congressman)
Release Date - 1980
Genre - Action/Comedy
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)
Rating (out of 5):
I'm no stranger to sexploitation especially the sexploitation and erotica from Italy. While I've only been reviewing these type of films for about a decade, there is still plenty of them that I've never seen. A few weeks back I was sent over the Eva Man double feature from my friends over at Mondo Macabro. Eva Man is an erotic action comedy from 1980 Italy starring trailblazer Eva Robin's (that is how it's really spelled). I had never seen this one before and couldn't wait to see what kind of batshit crazy fun I was about to get into. I want to take a moment to thank Mondo Macabro for sending this one over for me to check out.
The film follows Eva (Robin's) who is a hermaphrodite with a scientific device planted inside her to make her more potent sexually. Eva's sexual conquests eventually reaches the ears of an impotent crime boss who wishes to kidnap Eva so he cant obtain her magical genitalia for his own needs.
Eva Man and it's sequel were completely knew to me. I recalled getting the press release for these films previously but didn't really remember a lot about them. However, after I watched the film and started working on my review I quickly realized that these films, along with Eva Robin's and Ajita Wilson, were revolutionary especially for their time. Boutique labels are important for many reasons especially in regards to preserving physical media but one of their biggest reasons in existing is to bring obscure films to the masses. This is a huge release from Mondo Macabro and I'm glad they took it on. The film is absolutely wild and a lot of fun especially for what it is. The acting in this one is inconsistent with some high and lows. Eva steals the show. She is so charismatic in front of the camera. Ajita is is great in front of the camera as well but some of the scenes doesn't have the same energy as the others. The supporting cast is nowhere near as fun as these two and don't bring the charisma like these two ladies. The scenes need one of these two to work which is a bit of a shame. The story for this one is a sexploitation gold mine that still blows my mind. I've lived in the U.S. my entire life and never traveled abroad but I have enough sense to know that the outside world is more open than most of those in America. I can only assume the said can be said about the world during the late 1970s and early 80s or this film would have never found footing. Here we are, 40 some years later, and many here in the states would never be open to check this one out now. That's a bummer because this story is raw sexploitation that is a lot of fun. While I would have loved a little more of Eva and Ajita outside of the sex scenes but I'm not stupid enough to forget what I was watching. It's sexy, funny, and chaotic but all in a good way. Like most sexploitation films, the sex scenes are not my main focus and usually throw the pacing of the film off for me. The film is an even mix of sex scenes and story so fans of sexploitation cinema who really enjoy the sex will really love this one. Finally, no real effects for genre fans to marvel at. The film is all wild story and skin. If you want blood, gore, or visual effects then you will be very disappointed. Overall, Eva Man is not for those that are closed minded or not open to films that are a bit different. I'm comfortable enough in my sexuality to enjoy this one. From that aside, it's an important piece of queer cinema that really needs to be in any movie lover's collection. Check out the release from Mondo Macabro now!
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