So you say you’re itching to watch a mystery - an old fashioned, pick ‘em off one by one whodunnit that ratchets up the tension until you’re begging the filmmakers to spill the beans? Well, consider that particular itch scratched. But believe me when I tell you that The Killer Reserved Nine Seats (1974) has different itches moving around for its whole running time, offering up gothic soap, incest, lesbianism, copious amounts of nudity, a bit o’ bloodletting, ghosts, and a goofy clear mask-wearing killer. The Italians have always been kitchen sink susceptible with their exploitation, and The Killer Reserved Nine Seats leaves nothing behind but the pipes.
Successful in its homeland, the film certainly has the tech specs afforded bigger productions; well shot by Giuseppe Aquari (Frankenstein: Italian Style), it features a large and attractive cast put through a Ten Little Indians scenario in an abandoned manor. If it already sounds very Italian,...
Successful in its homeland, the film certainly has the tech specs afforded bigger productions; well shot by Giuseppe Aquari (Frankenstein: Italian Style), it features a large and attractive cast put through a Ten Little Indians scenario in an abandoned manor. If it already sounds very Italian,...
- 9/5/2020
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Death Occurred Last Night
Written by Artur Brauner, Biagio Proietti, Giorgio Scerbaneco, Duccio Tessari
Directed by Duccio Tessari
Italy, 1970
As a feature relatively hidden from mainstream film culture, Death Occurred Last Night’s only critical talk belongs to the hardcore giallo enthusiasts. Debate over whether the film fits into the strict classifications of giallo or perhaps the less-enthused poliziotteschi take prominence in these discussions, with something of a consensus drawn as “probably neither.” These insights from impassioned people looking through the lens of subgenre offer an interesting dissection that would escape those new to the club. That is, by evaluating the film purely in the context of it entering the genre canon, one must take its failures in the context of being campy, and therefore enjoyable in its own right. However, if outside the giallo realm, these camp elements are harder to defend and leave the film in a much messier position,...
Written by Artur Brauner, Biagio Proietti, Giorgio Scerbaneco, Duccio Tessari
Directed by Duccio Tessari
Italy, 1970
As a feature relatively hidden from mainstream film culture, Death Occurred Last Night’s only critical talk belongs to the hardcore giallo enthusiasts. Debate over whether the film fits into the strict classifications of giallo or perhaps the less-enthused poliziotteschi take prominence in these discussions, with something of a consensus drawn as “probably neither.” These insights from impassioned people looking through the lens of subgenre offer an interesting dissection that would escape those new to the club. That is, by evaluating the film purely in the context of it entering the genre canon, one must take its failures in the context of being campy, and therefore enjoyable in its own right. However, if outside the giallo realm, these camp elements are harder to defend and leave the film in a much messier position,...
- 5/7/2014
- by Zach Lewis
- SoundOnSight
Raro Video continues remastering rare and obscure Italian titles with the long unavailable 1970 curio from Duccio Tessari, Death Occurred Last Night. A rare hybrid of police thriller and giallo, this fascinating title is a definite highlight in the little known Tessari’s varied filmography. Most noted for his work in spaghetti westerns, those unfamiliar with his work will surely be interested in seeking out other available titles. As seedy and ridiculous as it is intriguing and unfailingly amusing, its attention to character and narrative development sets it apart from similar titles of the time period, preceding comparable American fare such as Paul Schrader’s 1979 Hardcore.
A self-controlled yet increasingly desperate father (Raf Vallone) informs Detective Duca Lamberti (Frank Wolff) at the police station in Milan that his girl is missing. As he answers a round of questions, we discover his girl is actually a mentally handicapped twenty five year old...
A self-controlled yet increasingly desperate father (Raf Vallone) informs Detective Duca Lamberti (Frank Wolff) at the police station in Milan that his girl is missing. As he answers a round of questions, we discover his girl is actually a mentally handicapped twenty five year old...
- 5/6/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
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