Spun out of control wrote:@Bezulsqy
Ha - went to see that one last week at the Barbican in London - Cigarette Burns was showing a big screen print. Shaun of the Dead director Edgar Wright and various media types in the audience.
Though sumptuous to look at in places, found it a bit slow by modern standards - like a lot of giallo I end up almost dozing off in the third act, before snapping to attention at the abrupt finish. It is supposed to be one of the classics however so perhaps I need to give it another watch - and, like you say, cool score, like so many films of this genre! :)
That's so cool you got to see it on a big screen, dozing off or not :-)
Love the colours, design and camerashots in this one. And really need to get this score. It is really good. The ending reminded me of Umberto Lenzi's Orgasmo (Paranioa in the US) from a year earlier, however this time with a happier ending.
It isn't the slowest giallo I have seen. The pace can get even more slow. I can understand why this is a classic though. It is an early giallo with a lot of nudity that set the tone for a lot more to come in the early 70's.
From the giallo I have seen this would go around place 5 to 10 in my top giallo list (not counting Argento's films because most hors category what I am concerned)