Part painting, part tango, the picture is meticulous depravity and rapture, from its Mod-fab tableaux vivant opening credits through to its escalating abomination.
Blood and Black Lace (1964)
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Reviews Counted: 9
Fresh: 8
Rotten:1
Average Rating: 8.2/10
Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: A suspense thriller (or "giallo") from Italy about a gloved and masked murderer who preys on gorgeous fashion models. Could the killer be driven by something more than pure sexual deviance? One of... A suspense thriller (or "giallo") from Italy about a gloved and masked murderer who preys on gorgeous fashion models. Could the killer be driven by something more than pure sexual deviance? One of the models keeps a diary of the forbidden love affairs and recreational drug smuggling that takes place at a swanky fashion salon where she works, and the murderer is willing to do whatever it takes to silence whomever reads it. A stylish film from the Italian king of shock cinema, Mario Bava. [More]
Starring: Dante DiPaolo, Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Mary Arden
Starring: Dante DiPaolo, Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Mary Arden, Lea Lander, Harriet Medin, Thomas Reiner, Franco Ressel
Director: Mario Bava
Director: Mario Bava
Screenwriter: Marcello Fondato, Mario Bava
Composer: Carlo Rustichelli
Reviews for Blood and Black Lace
The plot becomes secondary to spectacle of the dreamy dance of death, choreographed with sadistic precision, delivered in lurid color, spied upon with a restlessly gliding camera.
The dummies here reflect a society's ruthless commoditization of the body and flesh.
Few films are anywhere near as lovely as the bloody and brutal 'Blood and Black Lace.'
a complex murder mystery raised to a higher level through artistry and innovation
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