The Case of the Bloody Iris
The Case of the Bloody Iris (Italian: Perché quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer?, lit. "Why those strange drops of blood on Jennifer's body?") is a 1972 Italian giallo film directed by Giuliano Carnimeo, identified in the credits as Anthony Ascott.[2][3] The film was referred to as "never boring" and "a competent thriller which offers enough violence and sex to satisfy the most ardent giallo fan".[4]
| The Case of the Bloody Iris | |
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 Italian film poster | |
| Directed by | Anthony Ascott |
| Produced by | Luciano Martino |
| Screenplay by | Ernesto Gastaldi |
| Starring | George Hilton Edwige Fenech Paola Quattrini Giampiero Albertini George Rigaud Franco Agostini Ben Carra Carla Brait Annabella Incontrera |
| Music by | Bruno Nicolai |
| Cinematography | Stelvio Massi |
| Edited by | Eugenio Alabiso |
Production company | Galassia Film Lea Film[1] |
| Distributed by | Interfilm[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
In 2015, a novelization of the film by Michael R. Hudson was published in the United States by Raven Head Press as part of a series of adaptations of several of Gastaldi's scripts, including The Horrible Dr. Hichcock and My Name is Nobody.[5]
Plot
After moving into a high-rise apartment with her goofy friend Marilyn, a young model named Jennifer becomes the target of a mysterious killer, who is also responsible for the fate of the previous tenant. A lesbian neighbor, a weird old woman and her deformed son, and even the building's handsome architect who suffers from a severe blood phobia are the prime suspects.
Cast
- Edwige Fenech as Jennifer Langsbury
- George Hilton as Andrea Antinori
- Paola Quattrini as Marilyn Ricci
- Annabella Incontrera as Sheila Heindricks
- George Rigaud as Professor Isaacs
- Giampiero Albertini as Commissioner Enci
- Franco Agostini as Assistant Commissioner Renzi
- Oreste Lionello as Arthur, the Photographer
- Ben Carrá as Arthur
- Carla Brait as Mizar Harrington
- Luciano Pigozzi as Fanelli, the Nightclub Owner (uncredited)
- Maria Tedeschi as Mrs. Moss (uncredited)
- Evi Farinelli as Elevator Victim (uncredited)
See also
References
- "Perché quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer? (1972)". Archivio del Cinema Italiano On-Line.
- Richard Armstrong; Tom Charity; Lloyd Hughes; Jessica Winter. The Rough Guide to Film. Rough Guides, 2007. ISBN 1843534088.
- Peter Bondanella. A History of Italian Cinema. Continuum, 2009. ISBN 1441160698.
- Mike Long (June 25, 2002). "The Giallo Collection". DVD Talk. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- Curti 2017, p. 189.
Bibliography
- Curti, Roberto (2017). Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker. McFarland. ISBN 1476628386.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)