26/01/2011

La Notte che Evelyn uscì dalla Tomba/The Night Evelyn Came Out Of Her Grave - 1971 Italy d: Emilio P Miraglia



A wonderfully silly and expertly made murder-mystery with a good cast and some glorious photography.  It's one of those Agatha Christie type stories about a family inheritance, blackmail, murder and deceit, but with added breasts, S&M and foxes (actual foxes and beautiful women).  There are some inspired murders and great lowlife characters, and it's always nice to see a Giallo set in Britain, especially if it was quite clearly shot in Italy.

Acquiring something of a a reputation in the USA as a B pic in a cut and dubbed form, it is worth seeing this in its full length version. It's actually a very good addition to the genre which flows quite well in full form, whilst remaining eccentric. I watched an Italian dub with English subs and sadly the audio did not match the joyous quality of the beautiful 'scope transfer - the dub sync was poor, the film shot in English and the dialogue sibilant and distorted.  Nonetheless, a vast improvement over the crap version I had previously seen on a VHS dupe.

I do like this film (and not just because of the stunning redheads!), it seems to sum up the core of the Giallo genre whilst adding plenty of wonderful Gothic touches. And although it is not quite as fantastic a blend of these Italian staples as the fairly similar Seven Deaths In The Cat's Eye, it nonetheless runs very close.

Just my cup of lapsang. Recommended.

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