I was going for Fulci's version by the same title, but somehow got this in front of me, and it wasn't hard to watch at all. The story has rather dark and intriguing sides to it (though the love between Beatrice and Olimpio takes all in stride), Mireille Granelli is beautiful to watch and the settings (inside / outside) and such details were a joy to behold. The soundtrack is quite good as well, but too prominent to my taste.
The biggest problem is how quickly the whole story was told. Just 85 minutes for these kinds of relations and developments felt way too short. A lot of the rather static acting gave it more like a stage play feel to it, but I guess that goes hand in hand with this kind of film - an almost 60 years old, exuberant costume drama.
7 out of 10 seems fair.
The biggest problem is how quickly the whole story was told. Just 85 minutes for these kinds of relations and developments felt way too short. A lot of the rather static acting gave it more like a stage play feel to it, but I guess that goes hand in hand with this kind of film - an almost 60 years old, exuberant costume drama.
7 out of 10 seems fair.