Isabel Whipped On The Wheel
The Passion of Isabel continues with Torquemada whipping Isabel again, and again using the painful scourge to do it. Isabel is tied to The Wheel of Pain and as she rotates, the lash falls on her tenderised flesh, cutting the skin, bringing out blood.
Eating is a Freudian symbol for sex. Isabel is capitulating to his sexual control over her. When he tempts her with the apple in an Adam and Eve reversal, Isabel looks into his eyes with submission in hers. Torquemada leaves the apple so she can feed herself in an act that implies dependence and obedience. He controls his prisoner totally now and wants her strong enough to endure the abuse she will suffer. Taking the food from Isabel, Torquemada stands her up for the first round of punishment, the exquisite whipping scene mentioned in Part One of this review.
Read Part two of a two part review by Rich Moreland
From a discussion about Maleficarum II between our first strong supporter, who goes by the name of Pícaro at the Red Feline Club, and myself:
It is truly breathtaking and, more importantly, it is entirely within your paradigm of scenes. Frontal whipping like Amy did in many of the Red Feline videos, in particular Via Crucis of Jane- Crux 1 and Red Room. However, this scene is a whole lot more in keeping with the inquisition theme of Maleficarum II. Allow me to present a case for including it as one of what I am sure will be many whipping scenes in M-II.
Picaro
I passed your suggestion to Jac and I saw the clip you mentioned. The scene is intense, yes, but rather short, right? If Jac were to shoot a similar scene it would last a very long time. It’s not clear what is going on in that scene, but with a bit of imagination a complete picture pops up. It brings back the scene of Bea on the rim of The Wheel in The Passion, where her body rests on the ropes between her legs and not her wrists. In my opinion, that scene in The Passion is one of the best scenes Jac shot.
Margot
We’re having what I can refer to as an epistolary exchange where ideas, suggestions, plans, go back and forth while Jac prepares the shooting of what should be a great follow up to our best seller of ALL TIME, that great film MALEFICARUM.
