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Some backstory: Giallo comes from the Italian word for yellow.
The first giallo movie was Mario Bavas 1962 whodunit,The Girl Who Knew Too Much.
And if theres one not-insubstantial nit to pick with the genre, its its inherent misogyny.
Another great Morricone score seals the deal on this one.
But his diplomatic immunity makes things tricky.
I guess what Im saying is: Eat afterwards.
And I was surprised how well it holds up today.
If the nods to Hitchcocks 1958 classic werent overt enough, the films San Francisco setting settles it.
Still, this is a wildly engaging tale of paranoia and obsession whose imitation would flatter the Maestro.
Seems like an airtight alibi, right?
Then the doctor who performed it is brutally offed, too.
Bianchi was an equal-opportunity hack.
But man, does he deliver the disreputable goods.
