Lisa Boeri is at the top of her corporate career. At night she frequents the notorious Club Tulpa, owned by a mysterious Tibetan guru. Unshackled from repression and guilt, Lisa will do anything with any stranger to attain a higher consciousness. However, when her lovers start getting murdered in shocking ways, Lisa can’t go to the police because the scandal would impact her day job. Foolishly she tries to unmask the assassin herself, with truly nightmarish consequences.
Claudia Gerini
Lisa
Michele Placido
Roccaforte
Nuot Arquint
Kiran
Crisula Stafida
Giulia
Michela Cescon
Giovanna
Ivan Franěk
Stefan
Laurence Belgrave
Gerald
Giulia Bertinelli
Paola
Ennio Tozzi
Federico Zampaglione (Ferri)
Giorgia Sinicorni
Lea / Guest
Federica Vincenti
Marla
Pierpaolo Lovino
Max
Piero Maggiò
Ivan
Simone Castano
Corriere
Yohann Chopin
Chopin
Emanuela Di Bari
Buttafuori
Vincenzo Failla
Uomo grasso
Christiane Grass
Barbona
Achille Sganga
Suonatore Sitar
Barbara Lisa Silva
Donna sogno
Cristian Di Sante
(uncredited)
Director, Screenplay
Federico Zampaglione
Screenplay
Dardano Sacchetti
Screenplay
Giacomo Gensini
October 31, 2020
5
Some great cinematography early on, the score is consistently nice and the creative/gory deaths are enjoyable to watch. Sadly, that's about it.
The acting in <em>'Tulpa – Demon of Desire'</em> isn't the best, though I don't actually blame the cast - rather the filmmakers, who chose to shoot the majority of the film in English, despite having a mostly - if not entirely - Italian cast. The language choice makes it feel clunky and cheap.
I liked watching Claudia Gerini in the lead role, she does a solid enough job. There aren't any others I'd pick out, though. There are a few that play a big part, one in particular with the twist at the end - which is poorly executed. I do, meanwhile, give the film credit for how it mixes the sexual stuff into the story.
A bigger budget and cleverer writing could've made this great, instead it's a disappointment in my opinion.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
Italian
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00