This blog entry is part of my “movie year countdown”. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry.
Sei donne per l'assassino (Blood and Black Lace)
Supposedly this was the real, first, full-fledged giallo movie, or at least it defined a lot of what would come to be common characteristics of the genre. One specific characteristic is the bright Technicolor cinematography which would have almost been intuitively thought of as detrimental to the dark effects needed for horror films at that time.
I have not seen too many films of this type and am not necessarily a big fan. I do find it interesting that Italy has produced so many exploitation films in so many different genres. I'm not sure what that means, but I'm starting to have an immediate expectation when watching certain Italian movies. It seems as though Bava may have been crucial in defining many of these aspects.
I do find it interesting also how advertising will latch on to one little thing about a movie and blow it up. There is some kind of medieval claw weapon that is used in one scene and only probably seen for less than 30 seconds. Yet this claw appears big on all of the posters. I almost expected this was the killer's signature weapon, but it wasn't even the most memorable of the murder scenes because you don't even really see the effects of the weapon.
Rating: 7/10