WIP A German/Spanish/Italian co-production. Detailed profile of Spanish director Eugenio Martín (by John Exshaw/CinemaRetro) Eleonora Rossi Drago (wikipedia) Born in an elegant suburb of Genoa, her father from Le Marche and a Spanish mother. He was a navy captain who, with a heavy heart, gave her permission to marry in a hurry in October 1942 … Continue reading Hypnosis/Ipnosi (1962)

Adriano Prosperi, a bank teller working in Milan, has spent years planning to steal a large sum of money and then disappear without leaving any trace of his existence. In collaboration with Giulia, his lover, he kills her husband who bears a striking resemblance to him, carries out the robbery and then burns his car … Continue reading The Man Who Burnt His Own Corpse/L’Uomo Che Bruciò il Suo Cadavere (1964)

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A Corpse for a Lady is a comedy-giallo from 1964 directed by Mario Mattoli and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. The plot is simple enough; a woman finds her blackmailer's bloody body on the floor of her holiday home and calls in three close friends to try and get a grip on the situation. Predictably, … Continue reading A Corpse For a Lady/Cadavere Per Signora (1964)

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An early effort from director Brunello Rondi, Later, Claire, Later... is a thinly veiled critique of class inequality revolving around a rather dysfunctional family. The title character is bumped off early in the first reel and from then on we're left guessing who would want to have killed her and why? As the story unfolds, … Continue reading Later, Claire, Later…/Piu Tardi, Claire, Piu Tardi… (1968)

WIP Locandina (autographed by Paola Pitagora)   Promotional Brochure Plot: Critical Reception: "Avvertibili squilibri negli sviluppi drammatici e psicologici, l'incerta fusione di elementi 'gialli' e sentimentali e la tediosa prevalenza del dialogo sull'azione, concorrono alla mediocrità del risultato." ('Segnalazioni cinematografiche', vol. 68, 1970) "Sul filo assai delicato di un intreccio 'giallo' (...) sono contemporaneamente in … Continue reading Without Knowing Anything About Her/Senza Sapere Niente di Lei (1969)

Following a particularly heated argument with her boyfriend, Manuela decides to leave  city life behind and join her friend, Eleonora, a divorcee who lives on a remote Mediterranean island. Trouble brews when Manuela's boyfriend arrives on the island to try and win her back and a bitter struggle ensues as both parties vie for her … Continue reading No Man’s Island/L’Isola delle Svedesi (1969)