With gloria grahame, melody patterson, milton selzer, len lesser. Blood and black lace 1964 when people ask me how the giallo genre got started, i usually mention this film. Blood and black lace is one of mario bavas most acclaimed and. The film comes in both dubbed in italian and english, i watched it in. Blood and black lace 1964 feature video dailymotion. 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. 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. With cameron mitchell, eva bartok, thomas reiner, arianna gorini.
Blood and lace is a 1971 american erotic slasher film directed by philip s. 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. Cameron mitchell, eva bartok, thomas reiner, ariana gorini, dante dipaolo, mary arden, franco ressel, claude dantes. When isabellas boyfriend is suspected of the killing, her diary, which apparently has some incriminating evidence linking her to the killer. Blood and black lace inspector sylvester is delegated to look into a fashion house version isabellas brutal murder, with way of a masked assailant. 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.
Also, it obviously had a major influence on dario argentos first feature, the bird with the crystal blumage 1970, the film that. Blood and black lace, a lurid protoslasher movie with gruesome and copious violence, is one of the most visually beautiful movies ever made. In doing so he created one of the most influential films ever made an italian classic that. 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 sei donne per lassassino 1964, 89m, dcp, italy. Horror thriller 1964 84 minutes color original title. A masked, shadowy killer brutally murders the models of a. Logo by lori goldstein knit tank with twotoned lace. Beginning on a rainy and windy night, a series of murders begin at a fashion house in italy. Critics disparaged the film set in a fashion house where beautiful models are gruesomely murdered for its unrelenting, shocking brutality. However, for as much as blood and black lace is undeniably a visual tourdeforce, it isnt all garter belts and french ticklers. A crown jewel of homegrown 1970s schlock horror, blood and lace has been one the most elusive titles of its type for the very fact that its never been given a home video release in.
Blood and black lace collectors edition, widescreen. Preorders will be held while we try to resolve the issue but unfortunately no. Discuss dvds and blurays released from arrow and the films on them. Shock 1977 use of color, sensuality and brutal violence.
Blood and black lace is a 1964 giallo film directed by mario bava. After her prostitute mother and her john are beaten to death. Blood and black lace sei donne per lassassino 1964 rotten. Nicholas gregorys rating of the film blood and black lace nicholas gregory as one of the most beautiful italian horror films in lighting and color. A thunderstormracked night besieges the christian haute couture fashion house. Blood and black lace 1964 is a stylish thriller from italian horror master mario bava, one of the kings of shock cinema. Mario bavas multifaceted artistry is on full display and as beautiful as ever. Just last month, arrow films released an outstanding bluray for deep red. The definitive guide to italian sex and horror movies by luthersmith, adrian isbn. Blood and black lace the grindhouse cinema database. Mario bavas blood and black lace is a sumptuous slasher. While not the first giallo movie, it is the one best.
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. Gilbert, written by gil lasky and starring gloria grahame, melody patterson, len lesser, and milton. For those who wondered if the vci bluray version of blood and black lace is. Fashion house of death six women for the murderer, sei donne per lassassino, 6 donne per lassassino, six women for the. Blood and black lace 1964, italy francegermany is a giallo film directed by mario bava.
Blood and black lace is a masterpiece of the italian giallo horrorthriller. Stream blood and black lace uncut, adfree on all your favorite devices. Now, with arrow videos longawaited disc of mario bavas blood and black lace 1964, there is another bluray to add to that list as this edition made me appreciate the movie for the seminal masterpiece that it is. Feminine fashion at its finest, this logo by lori goldstein tank is demure on top in solidcolored knit with a scoop neckline.
Blood and black lace by mario bava cameron mitchell, eva. Gialli the plural form of the word are basically stylized mysteryhorror films containing occasional scenes of. The score by carlo rustichelli has aged considerably and his jazztinged compositions are a far cry from the kind of. 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. The print used looks very clean and shows minimal debris or damage, which is a treat to be sure. Widely recognized as one of the earliest and influential of italy s giallo films pronounced yellow and so called for their similarity to a series of yellowcovered italian crime. If there is a cornerstone of the italian giallo, then mario bavas blood and black lace is surely it. The film by italian director dario argento is generally regarded as. 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. Mario bava set about cementing its rules with blood and black lace. Starring cameron mitchell, eva bartok, thomas reiner, mary arden, ariana gorini, francesca ungaro. Blood and black lace sei donne per lassassino 1964.
Widely recognized as one of the earliest and influential of italys. As it happens that isabella had kept a diary detailing those vices, now almost every. Blood and black lace is truly a film to behold, especially on the arrow bluray release. Southern italians were considered black in the south and were subjected to the jim crow laws of segregation. 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.
Blood and black lace by mario bava cameron mitchell, eva bartok. A film club podcast from desktop or your mobile device. They were designated as black on census forms if they lived in the south and that is because the majority of them were darkskinned sicilians. 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. Many experts of the genre have cited the girl who knew too much 1963 as the birth of the giallo, but i say this elegant slasher picture and its mix of poetic, haunting beauty with grand guignol gore and a bent of sexual perversity is where it really began. The 2k restoration of blood and black lace really brings out the psychedelic colours which are so important to the film, and here we have the film in its original form, with the original credits at the beginning of the film restored with the. 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. A multiregion palntsc dvd player is request to view it in usacanada. Sporting one of my favorite movie titles ever, mario bavas blood and black lace is a prime example of the italian horror genre known as giallo. While not the first giallo movie, it is the one best remembered, thanks to directorcoscreenwriter mario bavas five dolls for an august moon 1970. With its blacktrenchcoated masked killer, blood and black lace set the precedent for italian giallo films of the 1960s. As the investigation continues all the houses various sins, including corruption, blackmail and medication dependence, abortions, begin to come into light.
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