HorrorMysteryRomance

Meridian

- Seduced by something else than human... In love with something more.

After her father’s death, Catherine returns to her family’s gothic castle in Italy and gets caught in the web of a mysterious love triangle.

Release Date : 1990-11-10

Language :EnglishItalian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Full Moon Entertainment

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Meridian: Kiss of the BeastThe Ravaging

Cast

Character Name : Catherine

Original Name : Sherilyn Fenn

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lawrence / Oliver

Original Name : Malcolm Jamieson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gina

Original Name : Charlie Spradling

Gender : Female

Character Name : Martha

Original Name : Hilary Mason

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dwarf

Original Name : Phil Fondacaro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Priest

Original Name : Vernon Dobtcheff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beast

Original Name : Alex Daniels

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adriana

Original Name : Vito Passeri

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lunatic Man

Original Name : Angelo de Bianchi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Strong Man

Original Name : Mohamed Badrsalem

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fire Eater

Original Name : Walter Colombaioni

Gender : Male

Character Name : Belly Dancer

Original Name : Nashira

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy

Original Name : Gianluca Tramboni

Gender : Male

Character Name : Master

Original Name : Fernando Cerulli

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ghost

Original Name : Isabella Celani

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2025-04-25

**_Beauty and the beast at an Italian castle_** A half-American woman (Sherilyn Fenn) returns to Italy to inherit the family castle, but she and her best friend (Charlie Spradling) dubiously get involved with a traveling carnival troupe, led by a dark, handsome man (Malcolm Jamieson). "Meridian” (1990), sometimes subtitled “Kiss of the Beast” (and also known as “Phantoms”), is a castle-oriented romantic drama/fantasy with elements of the supernatural, even horror. The real star is the milieu of the castle and the awe-inspiring garden of colossal statues, along with the two brunettes. Speaking of which, they’re both shown top nude a couple of times (so stay away if that offends you) but, honestly, the director & cinematographer didn’t really take advantage of their presence (not talking about nudity or sleaze). In other words, they didn’t know how to photograph beautiful women. There's a surprising politically incorrect element that wouldn’t fly today and is bewildering if you think about it (I don’t want to give it away). Meanwhile the details on how a person is to escape a 400 years-old curse are eye-rolling and almost singlehandedly ruin the movie. It’s like it was written by an author of bad romance/fantasy novels. It runs 1 hour, 26 minutes, and was shot at Castello di Giove, which is a 75-minutes drive north of Rome, as well as Bomarzo (the garden of statues), which is about seven miles west of the castle. GRADE: C+