Luigi Pistilli

  • Riccardo Freda – L’iguana dalla lingua di fuoco AKA The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (1971)

    1971-1980GialloItalyRiccardo FredaThriller

    Synopsis:
    In Dublin, a young woman is brutally murdered in her home by a maniac that throws acid in her face and then slits her throat with a razor. Her mangled body is later discovered in the boot of a limousine owned by the Swiss Ambassador Sobiesky. The Ambassador, who was the dead woman’s lover, refuses to cooperate with the police due to his diplomatic immunity. John Norton, an ex-cop famed for his brutal working methods, is brought in to help and gets too deeply involved when he stars an affair with the Ambassador’s beautiful step-daughter, Helen. Meanwhile, the brutal killings continue…Read More »

  • Mario Bava – Reazione a catena AKA A Bay of Blood [+commentary] (1971)

    1971-1980GialloHorrorItalyMario Bava

    Synopsis:
    A wealthy heiress and landowner dies under mysterious circumstances (her husband did it, but don’t worry, he was done in too), and anyone with a minute claim to her property shows up to collect. The would-be heirs and heiresses start offing each other in increasingly creative and graphic ways, along with some dimwitted teenagers that stop by the bay looking for a party. Basically, it’s Ten Little Indians on the bay.Read More »

  • Giorgio Stegani – Il sole nella pelle aka Summer affair (1971)

    Drama1971-1980Giorgio SteganiItalyRomance

    Synopsis
    A rich girl falls for an older hippie boy. Her parents don’t approve and try to stop her from seeing him.Read More »

  • Franco Rubartelli – Veruschka (1971)

    1971-1980ArthouseDramaFranco RubartelliItaly

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    from IMDB:
    The copy of this film that I have is in Italian language with no subtitles, so there is little risk of my giving away any real spoilers, but suffice to say it does not take sitting through much of the film’s running time to determine that “Veruschka”, which is named after the then-popular supermodel who plays the lead, is not going to be the fun and frothy story of the jet set life one would expect a woman like Veruschka to lead. Instead we are treated to the story of a very unhappy young woman who is apparently so lost and hopeless that the viewer early on wants to help her, but likewise feels equally hopeless. Much of the film takes place in a car on the road, with Veruschka and her boyfriend (the great Luigi Pistilli) driving and getting into personal trouble all over Italy.Read More »

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