tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post4542419268175253828..comments2024-02-10T01:22:29.316-08:00Comments on Hugo Stiglitz Makes Movies: Italian Horror Blogathon: Blood and Black Lace (aka Sei donne per l'assassino, Six Women for the Murderer, Fashion House of Death)Kevin J. Olsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-4855087158542518052012-10-26T11:02:29.781-07:002012-10-26T11:02:29.781-07:00Thanks, Michael.I like what you say about Bava'...Thanks, Michael.I like what you say about Bava's style; it's true, he kept a lot of the style from his Gothic horror films in his <i>gialli</i>. It isn't until the '70s when he was making stuff like <i>Lisa and the Devil</i>, <i>Shock</i>, and <i>Twitch of the Death Nerve</i> that it became more that the films were clearly of their decade. I love some of those movies, don't get me wrong, but they aren't the same in terms of having the ability to pull the viewer in, allowing them to get lost in the atmosphere. Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-34207532997918706132012-10-26T08:35:52.745-07:002012-10-26T08:35:52.745-07:00Great review, Kevin. Like many others, I was intro...Great review, Kevin. Like many others, I was introduced to the Italian horror film via Fulci, Argento and the younger Bava - Lamberto - whose <i>Demons</i> is the only Italian horror film I managed to see in a theater during its initial release. Those films are flashy, gory and loud, and I will always love them for the impact they had on me, but the best thing about them is that they led me to look backward and discover the works of Mario Bava. His utter genius as a filmmaker surpasses them all, and he has become one of my favorite directors in any genre.<br /><br />The great thing about <i>Blood and Black Lace</i> is that, even though it's a contemporary thriller (or was at the time), you can still see elements of Bava's Gothic horror films in it. Looking at many of the screenshots you chose, you can't really tell that the film takes place in the 1960s.Michael Groverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415848614028804767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-46129226586718867752012-10-24T08:24:03.749-07:002012-10-24T08:24:03.749-07:00Thanks, Tim. Yeah, I knew that if I was going to a...Thanks, Tim. Yeah, I knew that if I was going to a Bava, that I was going to have to post some screenshots because it's much more effective to <i>show</i> people Bava than it is to simply describe it. <br /><br />No matter how much I adore Argento and Fulci and Soavi and other lesser known directors like Pupi Avati, I will always look to Bava (and this film in particular) as one of the essentials of the subgenre; a perfect gateway for Italian horror neophytes to ingratiate themselves into the subgenre. It's just so damn nice to look at without being <i>too</i> brutal to turn people off. Kevin J. Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17275402809912728035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785859730868628316.post-25932446202233489402012-10-24T07:47:45.805-07:002012-10-24T07:47:45.805-07:00Phenomenal job contextualising Bava's work in ...Phenomenal job contextualising Bava's work in the greater culture of '60s Italian filmmaking. Thanks for that.<br /><br />I haven't seen this one since I was a very wee Italian horror fan just starting to find out what it was all about - I think, in fact, it was my very first Bava - and I've been needing to revisit it for a long time now. And those screenshots - particularly the ones involving the cherry-red mannequin - have coupled "need to" with "OH MY GOD I FORGOT HOW PRETTY IT WAS". So thanks even more for that.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491952893581644049noreply@blogger.com