All the Colors of the Dark (Italy, 1972) [BD] - 2/5
Frustrating, insanely over-rated 90 minutes of Edwige Fenech screaming and running from a killer who may be real, or just her imagination (you'll never know, ha-ha-ha). It's a shame since the “Satan worshipping hippies†story context has its moments, the score is nice, and there are visual sequences that work. But Martino has done much better films, like Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972).
Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (Italy, 1972) [BD] - 3.5/5
A marriage drama on acid, gone giallo. Captivating, beautifully filmed, with great score and terrific lead performances by Luigi Pistilli as a violent husband and Anita Strindberg (absolutely stunning) as the suffering wife. The plot could do without some of the Poe / Black Cat stuff that feels a bit shabby, as do some other plot developments towards the end.
Torso (Italy, 1973) [BD] - 3/5
A slightly uninvolving giallo with exceptional amounts of nudity, turns into a fantastic slasher/thriller during its final third. Worth seeing for the last 30 minutes.
Once Upon a Time in the West (Italy / USA, 1969) [DCP] - 5/5
Leone's grand epic and finest picture, an endlessly inspiring piece of filmmaking and the one film where men are allowed to cry. There was a 35mm screening in Finland some years ago, but me being in Japan I had to settle for a DCP celebrating the film's 50th anniversary. It was the latest in a series of nationwide theatrical re-release in Japan, following Dawn of the Dead and Blade Runner this year, The Thing, Sorcerer, Last Tango in Paris and a few others last year.
JP HP with a nice re-release trailer:
http://onceinthewest2019.com/
Frustrating, insanely over-rated 90 minutes of Edwige Fenech screaming and running from a killer who may be real, or just her imagination (you'll never know, ha-ha-ha). It's a shame since the “Satan worshipping hippies†story context has its moments, the score is nice, and there are visual sequences that work. But Martino has done much better films, like Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972).
Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (Italy, 1972) [BD] - 3.5/5
A marriage drama on acid, gone giallo. Captivating, beautifully filmed, with great score and terrific lead performances by Luigi Pistilli as a violent husband and Anita Strindberg (absolutely stunning) as the suffering wife. The plot could do without some of the Poe / Black Cat stuff that feels a bit shabby, as do some other plot developments towards the end.
Torso (Italy, 1973) [BD] - 3/5
A slightly uninvolving giallo with exceptional amounts of nudity, turns into a fantastic slasher/thriller during its final third. Worth seeing for the last 30 minutes.
Once Upon a Time in the West (Italy / USA, 1969) [DCP] - 5/5
Leone's grand epic and finest picture, an endlessly inspiring piece of filmmaking and the one film where men are allowed to cry. There was a 35mm screening in Finland some years ago, but me being in Japan I had to settle for a DCP celebrating the film's 50th anniversary. It was the latest in a series of nationwide theatrical re-release in Japan, following Dawn of the Dead and Blade Runner this year, The Thing, Sorcerer, Last Tango in Paris and a few others last year.
JP HP with a nice re-release trailer:
http://onceinthewest2019.com/
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