The film tells the story of a thwarted love affair between the leader of a smuggling gang (played by Guido Celano) and a girl who loves someone else. The jealous smuggler decides to report the girl's lover as the perpetrator of a murder that occurred a few weeks earlier. The man is arrested but, after … Continue reading The Devil’s Lantern/La Lanterna del Diavolo (1931)
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The White Woman/La Donna Bianca (1931)
La Donna Bianca is an early giallo based on the stage play The Letter by William Somerset Maugham. Once again, I'm surprised by what you can dig up with a few simple web searches: There isn't much info on director Jack Salvatori beyond a date of birth, his rather modest filmography, and the following short … Continue reading The White Woman/La Donna Bianca (1931)
Sound (1989)
Macario Versus Zagomar/Macario Contro Zagomar (1944)
After kidnapping Mirella (Nada Fiorelli), the charming daughter of the elderly Professor Moreau (Gero Zambuto), Zagomar (Nino Crisman), the elusive masked criminal who terrorizes Paris while continually making fools of the police, sets his sights on the scientist’s latest and most astonishing invention: a machine capable of stopping the passage of time. The professor, however, … Continue reading Macario Versus Zagomar/Macario Contro Zagomar (1944)
Enfantasme/L’Enfant de Nuit (1978)
After the death of her ten-year-old son, Claudia can no longer tolerate her husband's presence. She leaves the city and, to be closer to Marc's burial place, takes refuge in his mountain villa. During one of her daily visits to the cemetery, she encounters a child who appears out of nowhere. Through a strange coincidence … Continue reading Enfantasme/L’Enfant de Nuit (1978)
The Path of Hate/Il Sentiero dell’Odio (1950)
Released not long after WW2, when cinemas were able to open up again to foreign product, this very early rural thriller was obviously inspired by the American westerns which would have been flooding the country around this time - and also foreshadows the Italian western, with those familiar rural locations and the ever present 'blood … Continue reading The Path of Hate/Il Sentiero dell’Odio (1950)
The Rattlesnake/Il Serpente a Sonagli (1935)
In an austere girls' boarding school, two young students steal a chemical substance from a pharmacy, intending to secretly administer it at night, albeit as a joke, to a very strict and disliked governess. However, the next morning the woman is found poisoned, and some claim that a hissing sound like a rattlesnake was heard … Continue reading The Rattlesnake/Il Serpente a Sonagli (1935)
Savage Breed/Razza Selvaggia (1980)
Set against the cold, industrial backdrop of factory life in Turin circa the late 1970s, Pasquale Squitieri's Savage Breed is an engaging slice of realist drama which certainly deserved a lot better. With its none too flattering imagery of the factories and factory life in general, the film was allegedly bought outright and taken out … Continue reading Savage Breed/Razza Selvaggia (1980)
Double Murder/Doppio Delitto (1977)
Police inspector Baldassarre just happens to be nearby when two residents of an apartment building are seemingly struck by lightning simultaneously. Sensing foul play, Inspector Baldassarre begins his own investigation which takes him on a tour of all the unusual tenants in the building, each one with their own possible motive... Based on a novel … Continue reading Double Murder/Doppio Delitto (1977)
Giallo Filmography
This filmography is a work-in-progress attempt to identify the development of the giallo in Italian cinema - from the start of the sound era in 1931 to the early 1980s - utilising the Italian definition of a "giallo" which simply means a mystery or thriller. I must stress that not every film chosen can be … Continue reading Giallo Filmography
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