The formula for the film, steeped with spoilers, is this: unfaithful women are targeted by a masked man dressed in black, and are stabbed to death. The men these women are having an affair with are left entirely alone, which strikes me as being a little unfair - but who am I to rationalise the thinking behind that stocking face?
Although director Roberto Bianchi Montero keeps things moving and provides a few stylish moments, there is no escaping the fact that much of the 88 minutes running time is devoted to watching sex scenes involving promiscuous couples followed by creepy knife deaths. By its very natures, this creates a certain repetition. The killer has a certain style, however, scattering his murdered victims with photographs of them in flagrante delicto.
Among the cast, giallo royalty Nieves Navarro (or Susan Scott if you prefer) makes a brief appearance as short-lived Lilly; Farley Granger is suitably grouchy as Inspector Capuana trying and failing to apprehend the killer, Angela Covello is very endearing as young Bettina Santangeli, who you feel certain is going to be added to the growing list of corpses.
Not the greatest giallo film I've ever seen, but definitely worth your time.
Although director Roberto Bianchi Montero keeps things moving and provides a few stylish moments, there is no escaping the fact that much of the 88 minutes running time is devoted to watching sex scenes involving promiscuous couples followed by creepy knife deaths. By its very natures, this creates a certain repetition. The killer has a certain style, however, scattering his murdered victims with photographs of them in flagrante delicto.
Among the cast, giallo royalty Nieves Navarro (or Susan Scott if you prefer) makes a brief appearance as short-lived Lilly; Farley Granger is suitably grouchy as Inspector Capuana trying and failing to apprehend the killer, Angela Covello is very endearing as young Bettina Santangeli, who you feel certain is going to be added to the growing list of corpses.
Not the greatest giallo film I've ever seen, but definitely worth your time.