Had the opportunity to sit down with the Anchor Bay disc of this with my girlfriend the other night (we found it in a nearby city at Zellers of all places for less than 5 bucks!) and what a different giallo experience this was.

My second Aldo Lado film (the only other in my collection currently being NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS), this was one of the more puzzling and off the beaten path gialli I've had the chance to enjoy - and enjoy it I did.

Very complex and alluring, breaking away from the more typical giallo mold via flashback and investigation over a ton of red herrings and buckets of bloodshed. Jean Sorel is great as the lead and through SHORT NIGHT OF GLASS DOLLS I developed a stronger respect and likability towards the actor, who I had only really previously seen in his later years popping up in films like Sergio Martino's CASABLANCA EXPRESS (1988) and Carlo Vanzina's tedious, MILLIARDI (1991). Also, was it just me or does Sorel bear an uncanny resemblance to Franco Nero when sporting a mustache? Barbara Bach I must say looked beautiful here but not enough screen time for this New York sweetheart! ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER (1969) and LIZARD IN A WOMAN'S SKIN (1972) are now both now higher on my must see list than ever before though if Sorel's performance in those is at all reflected through his great one here in Lado's film.

I could see many influences throughout SHORT NIGHT OF GLASS DOLLS - both in possible past influences for director Lado (ROSEMARY'S BABY comes to mind) and in how it may have influenced future gialli, such as Francesco Barilli's PERFUME OF THE LADY IN BLACK (1974). Overall, a very unconventional and engrossing approach and incredibly good debut for Lado, who's popularity among fans has seemed to remain consistent over the years.

What are everyone's thoughts on this unique film?