Belladonna of Sadness

BELLADONNA is a pearl of 70s anime. Based on the story of Joan of Arc and an original concept by the “god of anime” Osamu TEZUKA (ASTRO BOY, KIMBA), this artistic masterpiece offers psychedelic images and explicit eroticism at the same time.

On the eve of the French Revolution, the beautiful peasant girl Jeanne is raped by a tyrannical prince. In her agony, the devil appears to Jeanne in phallic form and transforms her fear into sexual devotion in order to cast his spell over her. Her newfound diabolical power earns her respect among the villagers. But anyone who sells their soul to the devil will one day pay the price...

“An unleashed picture series of voluptuous sexuality” Berlinale 1973

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