Blood and Black Lace (1964)

Review: Blood and Black Lace (1964)

Director: Mario Bava

Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner, Ariana Gorini, Dante DiPaolo,

Cameron Mitchell
Cameron Mitchell
Eva Bartok
Eva Bartok
Thomas Reiner
Thomas Reiner
Ariana Gorini
Ariana Gorini
Dante DiPaolo
Dante DiPaolo

Plot: Inspector Sylvester is assigned to investigate the violent murder of a fashion house model Isabella, by a masked assailant. As the investigation proceeds all of the house’s various sins, including corruption, abortions, blackmail and drug addiction, begin to come to light. It turns out that Isabella had kept a diary detailing these vices, and now almost every employee becomes nervous.

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Mario Bava and Italian genre film: <i>Gialli</i> and Thrillers

Mario Bava and Italian genre film: Gialli and Thrillers

The visual master Mario Bava virtually invented the Italian genre called giallo, influencing generations of filmmakers who followed and built on his stylistic and thematic example. Arrow video has been releasing a series of impressive editions of […]

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