Directed by Giuliano Biagetti, Italy. Viewers who restrict their definition of the giallo to mass murder will be disappointed with this one. The more of these films you see, the more you realise that the black-gloved killer is only one possible ingredient in them, and not the determining characteristic. The giallo is, more accurately, a style, rather than a matter of plot-points to be ticked off. Here, a trio of beautiful women on (what else?) a fashion shoot find themselves marooned on a rocky coastline. There may, or may not be, an escaped killer around. Despite that set-up, it’s a million miles away from being a slasher. Instead, enjoy the style: the music, the fashion, the languor, the deception. Oh, and the bikinis. Did I mention the bikinis? 4/5.
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