The Bloodstained Shadow
The Bloodstained Shadow | |
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Directed by | Antonio Bido |
Screenplay by | Marisa Andalò Antonio Bido Domenico Malan |
Story by | Antonio Bido Domenico Malan |
Cinematography | Mario Vulpiani |
Edited by | Amedeo Giomini |
Music by | Stelvio Cipriani Goblin |
Distributed by | Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (DVD) |
Release date | 1978 |
Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Solamente nero (Only Blackness), internationally released as The Bloodstained Shadow, is a 1978 Italian giallo film co-written and directed by Antonio Bido.[1] The film was referred to as "a fine example of a competent giallo, as it contains all of the requisite elements".[2] Paul Simpson wrote about the film: "The pacing goes awry, but Bido uses the unusual setting well and the murders are memorably gory."[3][4][5]
Plot[]
A mysterious stranger strangles a young girl in a field, and the murder goes unsolved. Years later, young Stefano (a college student) returns home to Venice to visit his brother Don Paolo, a priest who has been ranting against the immoral people in his village...a group of ne'er-do-wells including a gambler, a pedophile/ Count, a fake medium, and an illegal abortionist. One by one, the sinners begin to get murdered, and Stefano tries to uncover the killer before he and his brother become victims themselves.[6] The killer's identity is linked to a child-like painting.
Cast[]
- Lino Capolicchio: Stefano D'Arcangelo
- Stefania Casini: Sandra Sellani
- Craig Hill: Don Paolo
- Massimo Serato: Count Mariani
- Juliette Mayniel: Miss Nardi
- Laura Nucci: Sandra's Mother-in-law
- : Gasparre, the sacristan
- : Nardi's son
- : Signor Andreani
- : Police Commissioner
References[]
- ^ Luther-Smith,Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 14
- ^ Mike Long (June 25, 2002). "The Giallo Collection". DVD Talk. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ Paul Simpson (26 May 2011). Movie Lists. Profile Books, 2011. ISBN 978-1847653550.
- ^ The A.V. Club
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ Luther-Smith,Adrian (1999). Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. p. 14
External links[]
- Italian-language films
- 1978 films
- Giallo films
- 1970s crime thriller films
- Italian films
- Films directed by Antonio Bido
- Films scored by Stelvio Cipriani
- Films scored by Goblin (band)
- 1970s Italian film stubs
- Crime thriller film stubs