Alucarda. 1977.
A young woman sent to live in a convent is befriended by another young girl, while out walking they meet a gypsy who places a curse on one of them.
A bit of a similar tone to Ken Russell's The Devils, outbreak of demonic possession in a convent and a unorthodox doctor/exorcist trying to outcast the devil from a young woman but this is a bit more darker and Gothic style scenery. Based on the story Carmilla director Juan Lopez Moctezuma doesn't hold back on the slight nod towards a bit of lesbianism between the two main leads but goes a bit further with the nudity and some good strong gore. This is one I have avoided for ages for a second glance but glad I took the plunge and viewed it again.
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