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Coffin Joe returns to his village after recovering in a hospital from shock and blindness from the events in the previous film. Having been absolved of his previous crimes and murders, this time he is even more determined to find the "perfect" woman with whom to sire a son of superior lineage, for his singular, obsessive desire for the "continuity of blood". Assisted by his gaunt, hunchbacked, facially disfigured servant Bruno, he kidnaps six beautiful women the first night he returns to town. He puts them through a series of sadistic trials to determine if one of them exhibits no fear, indicating superiority to bear his son. When the woman named Marcia remains proudly unaffected while the others scream and beg to the terrors they are submitted into, Coffin Joe retains her as his chosen and imprisons the other five in a pit below his bedroom, where he releases poisonous snakes to kill them. Too shocked with what Coffin Joe had done, however, Marcia refuses to make love with him, and Coffin Joe lets her go. He claims to know that she won't report him to the authorities.
After this incident, the village receives the visit of the local colonel's daughter Laura, who soon catches the attention of Coffin Joe. Coffin Joe invites Laura to meet with him at midnight, and she quickly falls in love with him. The colonel and his other son try to stop Laura from meeting with Coffin Joe, but it is in vain. Determined to be rid of Coffin Joe, Laura's brother tries to bribe Coffin Joe by offering a large amount of money if he drops Laura and leaves the village. However, Coffin Joe and Bruno capture him and brutally kill him. They later frame the colonel's thug Truncador for the murder.
Later, to his shock and horror, Coffin Joe learns that one of the women that he kidnapped and killed using the snakes was pregnant. Feeling guilty for have killed an unborn child, he eventually has a horrible nightmare where is he dragged to a graveyard and pulled into Hell. There he witnesses its inhabitants being endlessly tortured and persecuted. He sees the Devil, and Coffin Joe is shocked when he sees that the Devil appears to be himself. After the nightmare is over, he remarks his beliefs strongly, claiming what he is doing is not wrong.
Meanwhile, Truncador escapes from the jail and meets with the colonel, who wishes to kill Coffin Joe for seducing his daughter. He sends Truncador to find other hit men, and that same night they attack Coffin Joe, but Coffin Joe manages to kill them all. At the same time, Marcia can't free her mind of the kidnapping victims’ deaths and drinks arsenic. Before she succumbs to death, she reveals to the doctor and to the present people about Joe's crimes. The villagers, under the command of the colonel, prepare a lynch mob and go after Coffin Joe.
Meanwhile, Laura is ready to give birth to a baby, but the doctor tells Coffin Joe that her situation is too critical, and only one (Laura or the baby) will survive. Coffin Joe and Laura agree the baby is the one who must live, but the operation ends unsuccessfully with both Laura and the baby dying. Devastated, Coffin Joe takes Laura's body to a mausoleum in the cemetery, where he is finally surrounded by the villagers. Coffin Joe tries to escape but is shot and ends up falling in the pond in which he dumped his previous victims. In the movie's final scene, the local priest approaches Coffin Joe and begs him to accept God so his soul will be saved, and Joe concedes, accepting God as his savior. He drowns in the pond and sinks as skeletons rise to the surface.
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Brazilian censors forced director and star José Mojica Marins to recut the ending of This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse so that Coffin Joe comes to believe in the existence and authority of God, and repents.[4][5] Marins was opposed to the demand, which he went on to feel had placed a "curse" on him and his career.[5]
Reception
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Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews gave the film a grade of "C−", calling it a "Tedious and overly preachy supernatural horror film."[6] Dave Sindelar from Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings wrote, "The movie itself has a real sense of surreal and jarring horror, but its main problem may be its lack of subtlety; the themes come across as blatantly obvious and a little too self-consciously articulated. Furthermore, since Coffin Joe's philosophy isn't really that complex, you can really only listen to his talk for so long before it starts to get tiresome."[7]
References
^"Esta Noite Encarnarei no Teu Cadáver" (in Portuguese). UOL.com (official website). 2006. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
^"Encarnação do Demônio". IMDb. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
^"Esta Noite Encarnarei no Teu Cadáver". IMDb. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
^Shaw, Lisa; Dennison, Stephanie (2005). Pop Culture Latin America!: Media, Arts, and Lifestyle. ABC-CLIO. p. 278. ISBN978-1851095049.
^ abStockman, Tom (6 September 2016). "A Strange Night with Coffin Joe - October 9th at Webster University". We Are Movie Geeks. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
^Schwartz, Dennis. "This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse – Dennis Schwartz Reviews". DennisSchwartzReviews.com. Ozus' World Movie Reviews. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
^Sindelar, Dave (17 August 2019). "This Night I Will Possess Your Corpse (1967)". FantasticMovieMusings.com. Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary It should be expanded to provide more balanced coverage that includes real world context Please edit the article to focus on discussing the work rather than merely reiterating the plot July 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article is missing information about the film s theatrical home media releases Please expand the article to include this information Further details may exist on the talk page September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message This Night I ll Possess Your Corpse Portuguese Esta Noite Encarnarei no Teu Cadaver is a 1967 Brazilian horror film directed by Jose Mojica Marins Marins is also known by his alter ego Coffin Joe Ze do Caixao It is the second installment of Marins Coffin Joe trilogy being preceded by At Midnight I ll Take Your Soul 1963 and followed by Embodiment of Evil 2008 1 2 3 This Night I ll Possess Your CorpseOriginal film posterDirected byJose Mojica MarinsWritten byAldenora De Sa PortoJose Mojica MarinsProduced byJose Mojica MarinsAugusto PereiraStarringJose Mojica MarinsCinematographyGiorgio AttiliEdited byLuiz EliasMusic byHerminio GimenezProductioncompanyCinematografica IberiaDistributed byParanagua CinematograficaRelease date13 March 1967 1967 03 13 Running time108 minutesCountryBrazilLanguagePortuguese Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditCoffin Joe returns to his village after recovering in a hospital from shock and blindness from the events in the previous film Having been absolved of his previous crimes and murders this time he is even more determined to find the perfect woman with whom to sire a son of superior lineage for his singular obsessive desire for the continuity of blood Assisted by his gaunt hunchbacked facially disfigured servant Bruno he kidnaps six beautiful women the first night he returns to town He puts them through a series of sadistic trials to determine if one of them exhibits no fear indicating superiority to bear his son When the woman named Marcia remains proudly unaffected while the others scream and beg to the terrors they are submitted into Coffin Joe retains her as his chosen and imprisons the other five in a pit below his bedroom where he releases poisonous snakes to kill them Too shocked with what Coffin Joe had done however Marcia refuses to make love with him and Coffin Joe lets her go He claims to know that she won t report him to the authorities After this incident the village receives the visit of the local colonel s daughter Laura who soon catches the attention of Coffin Joe Coffin Joe invites Laura to meet with him at midnight and she quickly falls in love with him The colonel and his other son try to stop Laura from meeting with Coffin Joe but it is in vain Determined to be rid of Coffin Joe Laura s brother tries to bribe Coffin Joe by offering a large amount of money if he drops Laura and leaves the village However Coffin Joe and Bruno capture him and brutally kill him They later frame the colonel s thug Truncador for the murder Later to his shock and horror Coffin Joe learns that one of the women that he kidnapped and killed using the snakes was pregnant Feeling guilty for have killed an unborn child he eventually has a horrible nightmare where is he dragged to a graveyard and pulled into Hell There he witnesses its inhabitants being endlessly tortured and persecuted He sees the Devil and Coffin Joe is shocked when he sees that the Devil appears to be himself After the nightmare is over he remarks his beliefs strongly claiming what he is doing is not wrong Meanwhile Truncador escapes from the jail and meets with the colonel who wishes to kill Coffin Joe for seducing his daughter He sends Truncador to find other hit men and that same night they attack Coffin Joe but Coffin Joe manages to kill them all At the same time Marcia can t free her mind of the kidnapping victims deaths and drinks arsenic Before she succumbs to death she reveals to the doctor and to the present people about Joe s crimes The villagers under the command of the colonel prepare a lynch mob and go after Coffin Joe Meanwhile Laura is ready to give birth to a baby but the doctor tells Coffin Joe that her situation is too critical and only one Laura or the baby will survive Coffin Joe and Laura agree the baby is the one who must live but the operation ends unsuccessfully with both Laura and the baby dying Devastated Coffin Joe takes Laura s body to a mausoleum in the cemetery where he is finally surrounded by the villagers Coffin Joe tries to escape but is shot and ends up falling in the pond in which he dumped his previous victims In the movie s final scene the local priest approaches Coffin Joe and begs him to accept God so his soul will be saved and Joe concedes accepting God as his savior He drowns in the pond and sinks as skeletons rise to the surface Cast EditAntonio Fracari as Truncador Nadia Freitas as Marcia Nivaldo Lima as Bruno Jose Mojica Marins as Ze do Caixao Roque Rodrigues as The Coronel Tina Wohlers as LauraProduction EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2021 Brazilian censors forced director and star Jose Mojica Marins to recut the ending of This Night I ll Possess Your Corpse so that Coffin Joe comes to believe in the existence and authority of God and repents 4 5 Marins was opposed to the demand which he went on to feel had placed a curse on him and his career 5 Reception EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it November 2019 Dennis Schwartz of Ozus World Movie Reviews gave the film a grade of C calling it a Tedious and overly preachy supernatural horror film 6 Dave Sindelar from Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings wrote The movie itself has a real sense of surreal and jarring horror but its main problem may be its lack of subtlety the themes come across as blatantly obvious and a little too self consciously articulated Furthermore since Coffin Joe s philosophy isn t really that complex you can really only listen to his talk for so long before it starts to get tiresome 7 References Edit Esta Noite Encarnarei no Teu Cadaver in Portuguese UOL com official website 2006 Retrieved 7 January 2009 Encarnacao do Demonio IMDb Retrieved 15 August 2008 Esta Noite Encarnarei no Teu Cadaver IMDb Retrieved 7 January 2009 Shaw Lisa Dennison Stephanie 2005 Pop Culture Latin America Media Arts and Lifestyle ABC CLIO p 278 ISBN 978 1851095049 a b Stockman Tom 6 September 2016 A Strange Night with Coffin Joe October 9th at Webster University We Are Movie Geeks Retrieved 7 September 2021 Schwartz Dennis This Night I ll Possess Your Corpse Dennis Schwartz Reviews DennisSchwartzReviews com Ozus World Movie Reviews Retrieved 19 November 2019 Sindelar Dave 17 August 2019 This Night I Will Possess Your Corpse 1967 FantasticMovieMusings com Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings Retrieved 19 November 2019 External links EditOfficial film site in Portuguese This Night I ll Possess Your Corpse at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title This Night I 27ll Possess Your Corpse amp oldid 1142459275, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
