Oh Babylon

Costas Ferris was aiming pretty high after the success of Rembetiko. He came up with this blend of Ancient Greek drama and sleazy giallo in the style of Jesus Franco, as the best way to conquer the international markets. Unfortunately, Oh Babylon showed in Greek cinemas only for a week in an awful English dubbed version despite being shot in Greek. For about twenty years, with the exception of a Japanese video release, this film was impossible to find until its recent resurfacing on Youtube. Low on coherence and high on atmosphere, with a wonderful main actress, Sotiria Leonardou from Rembetiko, its not without its merits as long as you don't try to figure out what's it all about. With ample nudity and some not so successfully staged gore scenes, this film is recommended for fans of trashy European films in the vein of Vampyros Lesbos and Sadisterotica.