Instead, bava delivers a far superior film, substituting rapid editing with a unique style of long gliding tracking shots and pans. Horror thriller 1964 84 minutes color original title. Lucas starts his commentary like he starts the chapter on the film, with a quote by director ernst lubitsch. Sei donne per lassassino blood and black lace english title, italyfrancewest germany 1964. Having established a template for the giallo with the girl who knew too much, mario bava set about cementing its rules with blood and black lace. I would go so far as to say youve never really seen blood and black lace if you havent seen a print of this new scan.
Blood and black lace was shown in italy on 14 march 1964 and on 7 april 1965 in the united states. Blood and black lace 1964 when people ask me how the giallo genre got started, i usually mention this film. Critics disparaged the film set in a fashion house where beautiful models are gruesomely murdered for its unrelenting, shocking brutality. Blood and black lace is a 1964 giallo directed by mario bava. Blood and black lace 1964 is a stylish thriller from italian horror master mario bava, one of the kings of shock cinema. Blood and black lace is a movie that flits not only between genres but also somewhat bravely for its time takes risks in filmmaking that have given it a history of controversy and censorship. With cameron mitchell, eva bartok, thomas reiner, arianna gorini. Most notably perhaps, bava disciple, dario argentos string of gialli which begun with luccello dalle piume di cristallo aka the bird with the crystal plumage 1970. In doing so he created one of the most influential films ever made an italian classic that would spearhead the. While i enjoy the few genre efforts that came before it i. Black sunday, watching this again or for the first time really sends it home that bava was the godfather of the italian horror boom that soon followed.
Italian director mario bavas blood and black lace did not find success when it opened in its native italy in march 1964 under its original title sei donne per lassassino six women for the murderer. Its got unintentional humour, high camp, a teenage cat fight, a few lashings of gore and a bucketful of sleaze. Blood and black lace sei donne per lassassino 1964 rotten. Discuss dvds and blurays released from arrow and the films on them. Its hard to believe that little kids would have been allowed to sit through this twisted tale that takes in the murder of children, pedophilia and incest. Mario bavas 1964 giallo blood and black lace is a beautiful piece of workmanship, stunningly crafted with obvious care and punctuated by some of the best violent ends velvetlaced mannequins. Original movie poster for blood and black lace 1965 4155 original one sheet for military distribution.
The german rerelease by ems is not english friendly, for offering only german audio and german subtitles. Since blood and black lace wasnt available through netflix streaming, i put it in my queue. Mondo bava the iconic giallo image of the blackgloved murderer originated in this ornately artdirected protoslasher, filled. Gilbert, written by gil lasky and starring gloria grahame, melody patterson, len lesser, and milton selzer. Blood and black lace is truly a film to behold, especially on the arrow bluray release. Bathing his shots in ostentatious colors with little concern for sourcing the light, mario bavas seminal giallo film has only a glancing connection to realism giallo being the particularly italian style of murder mystery, deemphasizing the. As far as the plot goes, this is your standard murder mystery. A giallo with a low body count that predates black christmas and halloween for the opening pov tracking shot of the killer, blood and lace was an. The cristiana haute couture fashion house is a home to models. Right from the start, everybody acts suspiciously enough to be the killer. Preorders will be held while we try to resolve the issue but unfortunately no. A masked, shadowy killer brutally murders the models of a.
With gloria grahame, melody patterson, milton selzer, len lesser. The 30 most glamorous girls in the world inspector sylvester is assigned to investigate the violent murder of a fashion house model isabella, by a masked assailant. While not the first giallo movie, it is the one best remembered, thanks to directorcoscreenwriter mario bavas five dolls for an august moon 1970. The complete distribution history of blood and black lace was an. The film follows an orphaned teenager patterson who arrives at a remote orphanage run by a madwoman grahame and her handyman, both sadists and child murderers. Mario bavas blood and black lace glenn kenny 20150526 arrow has released a special steelbook dvd of mario bavas blood and black lace. Outside a fashion house, a young model is murdered by a masked killer whose appearance is reminiscent of the phantom of the opera. After her prostitute mother and her john are beaten to death while they are asleep in bed, teenaged ellie masters is sent to an isolated orphanage run by mrs. Blood and black lace sei donne per lassassino 1964, 89m, dcp, italy. A strippeddown, delirious tour through a candycolored landscape of high fashion and mutilated bodies, blood and black lace was really the first film to merge the world of modeling with ritualistic murders, and none of its imitators have managed to capture the same level of intensity. Sei donne per lassassino blood and black lace english title, italy. The politics of murdered and murderous women, part 1.
Marcello fondato story, giuseppe barilla collaboration, mario bava collaboration stars. The 2disc set centers on the murder of a gorgeous fashion model who is found dead in a salon that servesas a front for cocainetrafficking and blackmail. A serial killer is working his way through six beautiful models, ensuring that all. Blood and black lace sei donne per lassassino 1964. Blood and black lace is a prototypical film worth owning for anyone who appreciates this subsect of film history.
Original blood and black lace 1965 movie poster in v. Blood and black lace 1964 feature video dailymotion. Fine plus offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. Original american theatrical trailer, plus italian, german and french. A masked, shadowy killer brutally murders the models of a scandalous fashion house in rome.
If there is a cornerstone of the italian giallo, then mario bavas blood and black lace is surely it. The saga begins when a beautiful model is brutally murdered, and her boyfriend, a known addict supplying her drugs, is suspected of the crime. This is the finest presentation ive seen for this film on home video and despite some flaws, i think fans will be most pleased here. Newly restored from the original camera negative and presented here in its original, uncut italian form, this dualformat release allows fans to see blood and black lace afresh and offers. Diabolik are his only features ive seen in original 35mm of perfect quality, and this 2k encoding could only be bettered by a perfect original technicolor print, which are no longer made the 1. View blood and black lace, 1965, directed by mario bava, with eva bartok, cameron mitchell, thomas reiner, in its original aspect ratio. Originally released as sei donne per lassassino or six women for the murderer, the film was directed by. Blood and black lace italian 11x17 movie poster 1965. Starring cameron mitchell, eva bartok, thomas reiner, mary arden, ariana gorini, francesca ungaro. Inspector sylvester is assigned to investigate the violent murder of a fashion house model isabella, by a masked assailant. Mario bavas multifaceted artistry is on full display and as beautiful as ever.
Blood and lace swipes beauty tips from blood freak, procrastinates with scream, baby, scream, and weeps next to an after school special. Shock 1977 use of color, sensuality and brutal violence. Mario bavas blood and black lace pretty much gave birth to the gialli, and set a template for the many films that followed in its wake. A thunderstormracked night besieges the christian haute couture fashion house. So i watched the dvd with commentary by tim lucas turned on. A shocking sixtiesstyle exploitation giallo, featuring a faceless killer going serial killer crazy to gruesomely murder the. I found it was on youtube in the meantime, but neglected to change the queue. The print used looks very clean and shows minimal debris or damage, which is a treat to be sure. An unscrupulous business operating under the guise of a top fashion house with exotic models running sexual favors, cocaine dealings and blackmail, becomes a murder scene after someone is pushed to the edge. Blood and black lacethe whip and the body soundtracks 2cd.
Retreating from the dark moldy confines of the gothic horror film and into the mad urban rush of the city, where the beautiful people work, play and while away their days and nights doing as little as possible, bava zeroed in on a rather atypical. This article is supported by the german cinema task force. Mario bavas blood and black lace is a sumptuous slasher. An italianwest german coproduction, the films backers were expecting a routine murdererontheloose yarn in. Blood and black lace is light on story but rich in style. Blood and black lace italian 11x17 movie poster 1965 horror. Shock 1977 use of color, sensuality and brutal violence, which was copied by the many. Spoilers blood and black lace 1964 when people ask me how the giallo genre got started, i usually mention this film. If you care about horror cinema do yourself a favor and buy it immediately. I have bought at least four versions of this film, with the finest of the dvd versions being the german one blutige. Blood and black lace aka sei donne per lassassino aka fashion house of death bluray 1964 guaranteed. Blood and black lace collectors edition, widescreen.
Blood and black lace, a lurid protoslasher movie with gruesome and copious violence, is one of the most visually beautiful movies ever made. Blood and black lace is a masterpiece of the italian giallo horrorthriller. Fashion house of death six women for the murderer, sei donne per lassassino, 6 donne per lassassino, six women for the murderer, 6 femmes pour lassassin. The older it gets though the more respected it becomes, especially because of the influence it had on directors such as dario argento who along with bava. Blood and black lace 1964 alternate us opening duration. Shock 1977 use of color, sensuality and brutal violence, which was. Blood and black lace is a 1964 giallo film directed by mario bava. Taking an avid interest in her welfare is detective calvin carruthers. Blood and black lace us release update unfortunately some rights issues have meant that we have to postpone our north american release of blood and black lace. While the storyline inspired heavily by the german krimi of the time may be.
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