Directed by Silvio Amadio, Italy. After her mother apparently commits suicide, teenager Nancy returns home from boarding school and encounters her bereaved stepfather Marco (who she’s never met before) and her mum’s friend Gianna. It’s a great set-up for a twisty giallo in which no-one can be trusted and nothing is what it seems. It may not feature a black-gloved killer, but this is still classic giallo territory with beautiful women, shifty husbands, funky set design, an insanely hummable theme tune, lesbianism, and, of course, murder. And it’s those beautiful women who really light this film up: the incredible Rosalba Neri (not exactly the “filthy old bag” she’s called at one point!) and the gorgeous Jenny Tamburi are simply incandescent. 4/5.
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