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Time for some more Lenzi. These are the two alternate locandine for Paranoia from 1970. Since Lenzi's 1969 giallo debut Orgasmo had already been re-titled Paranoia by the American distributors, this had to be named A Quiet Place to Kill in English speaking territories. A great thriller with both Carroll Baker and Jean Sorel on top form and it remains one of my favourites of the Lenzi/Baker collaborations.
I haven't been able to find out who did the artwork for the top locandina (my favourite out of the two), but the bottom one is by Calma.
De Martino was never one of the more exciting Italian directors and L'Assassino...è al telefono is another rather poor and lacklustre effort by him. The premise of the film isn’t fantastic, but might have worked in the hands of a better director. Anne Haywood is no Edwige Fenech and makes for a rather uninteresting damsel in distress. Savalas walks through all of his scenes and none of the menace that he managed to convey in Lisa & the Devil is present here.
Considering Osvaldo Civirani's Il Diavolo a sette facce is starring two great genre actors (George Hilton and Carroll Baker), I had fairly high hopes the first time I watched it. Unfortunately the film is a fairly uninspired effort. The set-pieces are far and few between and you can see the ending coming from miles away. Not a total write-off, but certainly not the lost masterpiece by any means.
The top locandina is a bit unusual, since it's thinner than usual. The first time I saw it, I thought it'd been cropped by the seller, but I've seen it for sale several times since and it's always had the borders cropped. The bottom one is from the films rerelease in 1977. No info on the poster artist.
Since Hoffman's children's story Der Struwwelpeter (or Shock Headed Peter) is central the the plot in Paolo Cavara's E Tanta paura, it's hardly surprising to find a few visual references to the book in the locandina. The artwork is by renowned comics artist Guido Crepax.
I assume the poster below is from a re-release. They've chosen to lose the Crepax art and push the giallo angle instead.
Since Enigma Rosso was recently released on dvd by NEW, I thought it'd be a good time to post the final installment in the "Schoolgirls in peril" trilogy. As previously mentioned, this was directed by Alberto Negrin since Dallamano unfortunately died in car accident in 1976. The film shares quite a few similarities to Solange; the private school setting, the affairs with a teacher and the girls gets spied on in the showers this time as well. Fabio Testi returns (although as an Inspector rather than a teacher this time) and the film also stars Nicoletta Elmi look-alike Fausta Avelli. Although not as good as Solange and Daughters, it still remains a very entertaining and above average giallo that won’t disappoint fans of the previous films. No info on the poster design.
Sergio Martino's La Coda dello scorpione has more or less everything you want from a good giallo. Clever twists and turns, the always dependable George Hilton, gorgeous women (Swedish stunner Anita Strindberg and the beautiful Evelyn Stewart), a killer with black gloves, a good Nicolai score and liberal J&B product placement. A favourite of mine ever since I first saw it.
Generally the posters design for Martino's gialli are quite striking, but it's hard to get too excited about this locandina.
Even though I currently own three dvds of La Notte che Evelyn uscì dalla tomba, it's has never really been a favourite one of mine. The poster art by Symeoni is beautiful though.
Passi di danza su una lama di rasoio is a minor, but still very enjoyable 1973 giallo by Maurizio Pradeaux. Susan Scott is no Edwige, but she’s always fun to watch. I was really excited when I managed to get my hands on this poster. I love the poster art by Piovano and it really feels like a quintessential giallo locandina.
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