I love Lenzi's gialli offerings, or at least the one's I have experiences! I still need to see KNIFE OF ICE and A QUIET PLACE TO KILL. SPASMO and EYEBALL are some of my more favorite gialli viewings. Two very stylish yet, odd in nature but still very effective in the payoff!
It's been a long time since I first seen his SO SWEET... SO PERVERSE (1969), was that not just recently issued on DVD again??
I absolutely loved Freda's brilliant I VAMPRI! Now, what was the deal with Bava being uncredited for with this again? I know he had something to do with the overall direction, but what's the full story on that again?
Any opinions about this more recent giallo? I've heard some bad things but when I found it dirt cheap on eBay, I couldn't resist the temptation of picking it up. Figured I need to give some of the more recent horrer/thriller stuff a chance too. Still waiting for it to arrive and I'm not quite sure what to expect of it but at least it has a pretty good cast that includes famous transsexual Eva Robins from TENEBRAE (1982) and the good-looking Elisabetta Rocchietti, who has been cropping up in a lot of horror stuff like THE THREE FACES OF TERROR (2004), DO YOU LIKE HITCHCOCK? (2005) and THE LAST HOUSE IN THE WOODS (2006). Not to mention supporting roles by Florinda Bolkan and Franco Nero! Anyone here seen it?
Interesting looking film out of Italy with Irish/Spanish co-financiers. Directed by Italian SFX man Stefano Bessoni.
In the 1600s, long before the invention of photography, a scientist named Girolamo Fumagalli was obsessed with the idea of reproducing images. He discovered that by killing a victim and removing the victim's eyeballs, it was possible to reproduce on paper the last image imprinted on that person's retinas. He named this technique 'thanatography'. Today, the same kind of gruesome ritual and abominable crime recurs within the walls of an international school of cinema. -imdb.com
Also stars the daughter of Charlie Chapman, Geraldine Chaplin as well as her daughter Oona.
Well, it seems this is yet another Argento flick that is taking a beating in the review department. Even die hard fans are not too pleased with this outing. Anyhow, the PAL R2 DVD is now out via a Polish company that found it important to force the Polish subs!
Looks like this will be getting a UK release first via Arrow Films! I still haven't seen this, it was on my radar during last year's Midnight Madness during the Toronto Film Fest. The disc will be released March 15th..
I'd love to grab this, but for now I'm holding off on the Blu-Ray player for now, too unstable industry right now. Plus, the multi-region player are way too expensive!
(1971/ITALY)AKA: IL DIAVOLO A SETTE FACCE, DER TEUFEL MIT DEN 7 GESICHTERN/REVIEW BY-STEVE GENIER/DIRECTED BY-OSVALDO CIVIRANI/CAST-CARROLL BAKER, GEORGE HILTON, STEPHEN BOYD, LUCRETIA LOVE and LUCIANO PIGOZZI/SOURCE-SIMPLE MOVIE DVD (GERMAN DVD REGION 2
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(1971/ITALY) AKA: IL DIAVOLO A SETTE FACCE, DER TEUFEL MIT DEN 7 GESICHTERN REVIEW BY-STEVE GENIER DIRECTED BY-OSVALDO CIVIRANI CAST-CARROLL BAKER, GEORGE HILTON, STEPHEN BOYD, LUCRETIA LOVE and LUCIANO PIGOZZI. SOURCE-SIMPLE MOVIE DVD (GERMAN DVD REGION 2 PAL) 86 MINS (2008)
One can't help but notice the superb cast of this little known Italian thriller from director Osvaldo Civirani, but in the end it is the director who must be able to inspire that same cast to pull the job off. The story in question is about a woman named Mary (Carroll Baker) who has a twin sister named Julie. Julie is in possession of a million dollar diamond which has attracted some old friends. Of course the attraction is simple, to get their hands on the wealth no matter what. Sad, the story line tends to get lost in several areas, areas in which the viewer would find themsleves virtually straying away in interest. Yes, one could say, but how can that be so with the presences of the very beautiful Carroll Barker. Well into her 40's she still looks good, but it's not her that attracts the male population to this odd little flick, it's the brief but yet very unforgettable scenes dawned by the very young Lucretia Love who would later go onto star in such eurocult entries as Lenzi's SEVEN BLOODSTAINED ORCHIDS and Mario Gariazzo's THE EERIE MIDNIGHT HORROR SHOW. Still, her brief beauty isn't enough to save the demise of this rare Italian entry.
Though with many aspects working against THE DEVIL HAS 7 FACES, there are some rather interesting elements that do play out in it. There is a full forced car chase nearing the end of the film that is reminecent or simply a trade mark for these types of films in Italian cinema for the time. Though, with a slick trick played out to spice the scene up more, of course not a new trick, but one that makes it much more entertaining. The old car switcheroo trick, though with something a littl different. Also, there is onething I often mention when dealing with George Hilton flicks, I find it alway s plus when the directors exploit his darker side. He makes for a far better protanginist then a good guy. It adds more dimensions to his overall acting ability. So, essentially it is one attrabute that works as a plus in THE DEVIL HAS 7 FACES. Let's face it, one would not want to go to the grave the way Hilton's character bites it in this one.
Much like the storyline, which did have potiential, the characters fall by the waste side as well, victims of an uninspired direction. Shame really, as a fan of many of this actors, it would have been nice to see this one work out in the end. In fact, you find yourself rooting for this to get better, much like a football match when your teams is down by a few points, rooting them on to either tie the score or win it. Of cource never quite getting there. Many of the cast are vets here, Hilton, Barker and even the very talented Irish actor Stephen Boyd, who in my mind was under used and would have made the film much more interesting if utilized in a larger manner. Yes, like mentioned before, there are events throughout the film that bring a certain redeeming value to THE DEVIL HAS 7 FACES, but always falling short in the end. A case where Osvaldo Civirani, a veteran of the spaghetti westerns such as DEAD FOR A DOLLAR and SON OF DJANGO though he couldn't make the smooth transition to another genre.
The German DVD from Simple Movie is rather good, presenting the feature in both the English audio format and in the German dubbed format. Both picture and audio are average, but well worth the viewing especially when it comes down to the film in question here. Let's face it, THE DEVIL HAS 7 FACES may not see another release, or better one at that due to it's lack of following. This is certainly a must for those who like myself adore EuroCult films and all their rarities. The extras include several different photo galleries, opening credits for the US release and French release. There is also a limited series of 5 different covers for this release as well. It's an anamorphic 16:9 format release as well.
THE DEVIL HAS 7 FACES
One can't help but notice the superb cast of this little known Italian thriller from director Osvaldo Civirani, but in the end it is the director who must be able to inspire that same cast to pull the job off. The story in question is about a woman named Mary (Carroll Baker) who has a twin sister named Julie. Julie is in possession of a million dollar diamond which has attracted some old friends. Of course the attraction is simple, to get their hands on the wealth no matter what. Sad, the story line tends to get lost in several areas, areas in which the viewer would find themsleves virtually straying away in interest. Yes, one could say, but how can that be so with the presences of the very beautiful Carroll Barker. Well into her 40's she still looks good, but it's not her that attracts the male population to this odd little flick, it's the brief but yet very unforgettable scenes dawned by the very young Lucretia Love who would later go onto star in such eurocult entries as Lenzi's SEVEN BLOODSTAINED ORCHIDS and Mario Gariazzo's THE EERIE MIDNIGHT HORROR SHOW. Still, her brief beauty isn't enough to save the demise of this rare Italian entry. 
the end of the film that is reminecent or simply a trade mark for these types of films in Italian cinema for the time. Though, with a slick trick played out to spice the scene up more, of course not a new trick, but one that makes it much more entertaining. The old car switcheroo trick, though with something a littl different. Also, there is onething I often mention when dealing with George Hilton flicks, I find it alway s plus when the directors exploit his dark
er side. He makes for a far better protanginist then a good guy. It adds more dimensions to his overall acting ability. So, essentially it is one attrabute that works as a plus in THE DEVIL HAS 7 FACES. Let's face it, one would not want to go to the grave the way Hilton's character bites it in this one. 
