The movie introduces us to our main character and after having a rough day as a business woman who's obsessed with her career she decides to go into a private nightclub. From there on her erotic and certainly atrocious story begins as other members who she has interacted with in the club are being killed off. The movie is stylish and weird in it's own way. It definitely has lots of inspiration from the Giallo movies. Also the movie felt like it is much older and seeing that it comes from 2012 actually surprised me. There are some decent effects and some nice gore along the way and the killings also really reminded me of Giallo. But sadly in the end it was nothing special and therefore won't be a memorable watch. [4,5/10]
Tulpa: Demon of Desire
2012 [ITALIAN]
Action / Horror / Thriller
Plot summary
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.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
March 24, 2019 at 08:33 PM
Director
Top cast
Tech specs
720p.BLU 1080p.BLUMovie Reviews
Modern Giallo but not a good movie
A bigger budget and cleverer writing could've made this great
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 'Tulpa - Demon of Desire' 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.
Fun
The biggest problem with movies like this and Eyes Wide Shut, that revolve around a sooper-seekret sex club is that sex clubs don't generally operate in secret. They tend to be right out in the open. Just for kicks, I googled "swingers clubs rome italy" and got dozens of results.
That said, I enjoyed this movie. It really felt like it could have been made in 1972. Not that it's a period piece or anything, but the style, the pacing, the music, and the whole general vibe of the film felt very retro.