La bestia uccide a sangue freddo (1971)

Avaliação/usuário:

5,3/10   

Diretor:

Fernando Di Leo

Writers:

Fernando Di Leo (screenplay)
Fernando Di Leo (story)

Release Date:

Janeiro 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Chamada:

A Place Where Nothing Is Forbidden!

Plot:

A masked killer stalks an institution for mentally disturbed rich women.

Plot Keywords:

Nurse | Clinic | Arrow | Killer | Masked Killer

Comentários dos usuários:

Bad giallo, good softcore porn

Cast

Klaus Kinski	...	Dr. Francis Clay
Margaret Lee	...	Cheryl Hume
Rosalba Neri	...	Anne Palmieri
Jane Garret	...	Mara
John Karlsen	...	Professor Osterman
Gioia Desideri	...	Ruth
John Ely	...	Gardener
Fernando Cerulli	...	Augusto, the chauffeur
Sandro Rossi
Giulio Baraghini	...	Policeman
Ettore Geri	...	Inspector
Antonio Radaelli
Monica Strebel	...	Nurse Helen
Carla Mancini	...	Nurse
Franco Marletta	...	Male nurse

Conhecida como:

Asylum Erotica (USA) (dubbed version)
Slaughter Hotel (USA) (reissue title)
The Beast Kills in Cold Blood
The Cold-Blooded Beast

Duração:

Greece:86 min | USA:89 min | West Germany:97 min (uncut version) | UK:97 min (DVD)

País:

Italy

Língua:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2,35 : 1

Som:

Mono (Westrex Sound System)

Censura:

USA:R (cut) | UK:18 (DVD rating) | Germany:BPjM Restrições

Company:

Cineproduzioni Daunia 70

Pegadinha:

Italian censorship visa # 58094 delivered on 7-5-1971.

Bad giallo, good softcore porn

As a giallo this movie is a real disappointment. The plot is virtually non-existent, the suspense is nil, aside from the widescreen compositions the cinematography is unimpressive, and I'm sure the occasionally interesting score was recycled from a better movie. Klaus Kinski obviously phoned in his performance (long-distance with a very bad connection) and Rosalba Neri (aka Sarah Bay) is pretty much wasted.

On the other hand, if you're looking for softcore porn, this movie is a relative masterpiece. The crisp cinematography is superior to just about anything else in that genre, and you have an elegant Italian instrumental score as opposed to the usual, grating wah-wah synthesizer. The plot may be anemic, but it certainly doesn't interfere with any of the action. Even sleepwalking through their respective roles, Neri and Kinski can act circles around your typical softcore sex performer. Kinski, of course, does not actually perform any sex scenes (which is good--we're talking Klaus here, not Natassia). Neri, on the other hand, has done many sex scenes in much better movies, but I'm confident no one will complain about her scenes here, even if they don't exactly show off her considerable acting talent. As in many European movies, Neri's "solo" sex scene really pushes the line between softcore and hardcore, but in the best possible way. Only the ending is terrible regardless. It comes out of nowhere and will appeal only to fans of medieval weaponry and/or the Richard Speck student nurse murders.