The director had some experience and I think it is showing, even if this is if I understand that correctly his first and only movie in the Giallo "universe" throughout his whole career. Damit (noch) vier Sternleinchen. An unseen killer is murdering people that know too much in connection with an earlier unsolved case of a missing girl. This is the only giallo that Tonino Valeril made more spaghetti westerns with two very decent ones, Day of Anger (1967) with Lee Van Cleef and My Name is Nobody (1973) with Terence Hill and Henry Fonda. Argento konnte sich darum leisten, auf der Handlungs- und der psychologischen Ebene zu schwcheln; seine Kunstwelten waren ein Ereignis fr sich. Und so ist dies ein Film, der mehrere Traditionen aufnimmt: Die des klassischen Agatha-Christie-Whodunit natrlich, aber auch die des verworrenen Detektiv-Film-Noir la The Big Sleep und ihrer literarischen Vorlagen. Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2003. George Hilton Salvo Randone William Berger Maril Tolo Manuel Zarzo Patty Shepard Piero Lulli Helga Lin Tullio Valli Dante Maggio Dana Ghia Alfredo Mayo Mnica Randall Corrado Gaipa Lara Wendel Francesco Di Federico Lola Gaos Sergio Mendizbal Sofia Dionisio Luigi Antonio Guerra Elisa Mainardi Enzo Fiermonte Annamaria Chio Antonio Spaccatini Guerrino Crivello Andrea Scotti Pietro Ceccarelli Jean-Pierre Clarain Remo De Angelis This time around it's something to do with kidnapping and unpleasant hints of child abuse. - Reviews for new releases that I wish to see- Horror reviews every Sunday of older standalone films- Horror Franchise Wednesday where I review a horror movie part of a series - Occasional trailer reactions- Occasional rankings, and top 10'sMovie Rating System:0-1/2 Stars: I Strongly Hate It1 Star: I Hate It1.5 Stars: I really didn't like it2 Stars: I didn't like it2.5 Stars: It's fine. Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon. Great intro decapitation with an excavator (lol!) Movie Info. Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2008. Some Giallo's follow a more urban setting (Seven Blood Stained Orchids, The Case of the Bloody Iris) while others take place in the rural countryside (Don't Torture a Duckling, House With the Laughing Windows). In einem Agatha-Christie-artigen Finale kann Peretti den Tter entlarven, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 16, 2013. 18) is released on DVD by Shameless Screen Entertainment. kompensieren, wenn sie in die Abgrnde blickt, die sich nicht in der Kunst, sondern im wahren Leben auftun (meisterhaft: Fulcis Dont Torture a Duckling und Dallamanos Der Tod trgt schwarzes Leder). Even the ending is different from how most of these films wrap up, where Hilton has all suspects in one room and slowly unveils the killer. Tonino "Day of Anger" Valerii does a fine job building a tense atmosphere with the unusually engaging cop storyline dovetailing well with a string of nasty murder sequences, including a strangulation in broad daylight and a showstopping scene with Spanish horror regular Patty Shepard and a circular saw. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of serviceapply. Very solid genre entry, and the new vinegar syndrome restoration looks wonderful as wellthis new boxset is definitely the stronger of the two sets, and I cant wait to revisit the rest of these! "Giallo" means "yellow" in Italian, and the term comes from the color of the cover of certain cheap pulp paperback mysteries that were popular in Italy several decades ago. Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2003. MERK. Hilton considered the role to be a "challenging task" as he found Valerii a "very demanding director, and movie was filmed in English." My Dear Killer: France (DVD title) Folie meurtrire: France: Mon cher assassin: France (reissue title) La chatte de la voisine: Germany (DVD box title) Time to Kill, Darling: Italy: Mio caro assassino: Japan (Japanese title) Mio caro assassino: Mexico: Mi querido asesino: Soviet Union (Russian title) If you're wondering how to better use your power tools and plant machinery then the gloriously gruesome My Dear Killer is a stylish horror thriller that's better than any product demonstration video! I set the Killer settings to wireless vr for the second channel. Film data from TMDb. Police Commissioner Luca Peretti is assigned to investigate a seemingly isolated murder casea private investigator for an insurance company decapitated by an excavator at a rural swamp area. [4] Hilton spoke positively about the film later, saying that of all the films he had done he would save about four of them, including Massacre Time, The Ruthless Four, The Case of the Scorpion's Tail and My Dear Killer. The most gruesome one, which made audiences cringe, involves Stefania's school teacher who is slashed to death with a Black and Decker hand saw. Allein, es gibt auch Misstne, einmal abgesehen davon, dass man gelegentlich den Faden zu verlieren droht. But again, what can live up to that opening? Peretti proceeds to question other people connected with the Moroni case, including Stefania's traumatized mother, her uncle Olivierowho lost one of his hands during the waralong with his wife, other relatives, and the family's servants. It certainly drags a bit in the middle, but the last reel is super tense and well staged in a classic Agatha Christie - lets get all the suspects in one room and tell them what happened - showdown. Apart from a few minor holes in the plot and a handful of illogicalness, "My Dear Killer" is a hugely compelling and intense murder-mystery. He also discovers that the murdered investigator was working on a cold case involving the kidnapping and murder of Stefania Moroni, the young daughter of a wealthy industrialist; when her father attempted to pay the ransom, he too was kidnapped, and both of them were left to die. WHERE FUZZ GETS BUZZEDIf youre wondering how to better use your power tools and plant machinery then the gloriously gruesome MY DEAR KILLER is a stylish horror thriller thats better than any product demonstration video!When you want to guarantee death only a bulldozer will do as Police Inspector Peretti (George Hilton) discovers when he investigates a headless body thats recently lost a fight with a digger. Zusammenfassend: Reichhaltiges Detektiv-Puzzlespiel mit vielen Verwicklungen, als solches spannend und solide, aber nicht immer ganz logisch und in der Kombination mit Giallo-Brutalitt etwas uneinheitlich wirkend. Und zack, ab ist der Kopf eines Mannes. My Dear Killer (1972) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Tonino Valerii Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) verified as complete Produced by Music by Ennio Morricone Cinematography by Manuel Rojas . A woman is strangled to death with a headscarf. The problem is that the story seems unnecessarily complex, which leads to audience indifference. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. Directed by spaghetti western master Tonino Valerii, My Dear Killer (Mio caro assassino) is a handsomely produced and unrelenting mystery-thriller reveling in clever twists, kills, and a shimmering Ennio Morricone jazz score. [1] Maesso was credited for co-production reasons. Mario Bava and Dario Argento are the ultimate masters of this intriguing film genre that dominated the Italian box office back in the 1970s, but plenty of other directors stepped up to the plate and took a swing at the genre, too. My Dear Killer | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos Filter Stream Select the types of content you would like to see. Connect, discover, and share the world's largest digital music library with over 53 million tracks and videos. Although, seeing a man lifted up by his neck by a construction crane and then decapitated will definitely please those who need some blood to get things going. Die kleine Stefania kann einen entscheidenden Hinweis aus einem glaslosen Fenster ihres Verlieses werfen, das gro und tief genug ist, damit sie selbst durchklettern knnte. A superior example of the genre. So kommen beide Stilrichtungen einmal zusammen, wenn der Tter Peretti und seine Freundin beim Sexualakt beobachtet und hierzu mit dem schwarzen Handschuh das Auenrollo auseinanderbiegt (Merke: So manches spricht fr ein Innenrollo oder eine Jalousie). Und zack, ab ist der Kopf eines Mannes. Meanwhile, everyone who may have found the clue, without knowing what it was, is murdered in gruesome ways. | Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2003. Director Tonino Valerii Writers Roberto Leoni (screenplay) Franco Bucceri (screenplay) Jos Gutirrez Maesso (screenplay) Stars George Hilton Salvo Randone William Berger See production, box office & company info My Dear Killer 1972 'Mio caro assassino' Directed by Tonino Valerii Synopsis Following the mysterious decapitation of an insurance investigator, Police Inspector Peretti is put onto the case, but all the clues lead to an unsolved case of kidnapping and murder. Spannung durch geschickte Montage und einen Wechsel von subjektiver (Mrdersicht!) In stock. A five-year-old girl named Stefania is kidnapped and left to starve to death. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.\"#ForgottenGialli #VinegarSyndrome #Giallo We were unable to submit your evaluation. An insurance investigator is decapitated by someone operating a dredger near a polluted quarry. Why try over the counter sleep aids when Vinegar Syndrome has five volumes of Forgotten Gialli to sift through? Ich tippe eher auf einen gut gelten Whodunit, weil es zwar mehrere zwielichtige Charaktere gibt, aber der Entfhrer und Mrder sich letztlich hinreichend von ihnen abhebt und auch ein, wenngleich nur in Teilen erklrtes, Motiv hat (Achtung: Man sollte zum zweiten Mal die Einfhrung dieses Charakters sehen, um drauf zu kommen; angesichts der Flle von seltsamen Charakteren drfte dies aber kein Spoiler fr Erstseher sein). Finishing out Volume 2 of the Vinegar Syndrome forgotten giallo collection with this interesting mix of Giallo and Poliziotteschi headlined by Giallo stalwart George Hilton in full Sherlock Holmes mode. There's definitely a pacing problem as the flow of the story gets bogged down in the police procedural side of things far too often. The film also suffers for not having strong music which the best italian giallos have. I actually prefer the cityscape for a mystery setting, but it doesn't matter because it's always the plot that's more important than the setting anyway. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Anyone who used to follow my movie reviews knows how much I love a good giallo. Great movie but you can get lost if you dont pay attention, Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2018. It all starts at the beginning of the film, when we see a man attempting to dredge a body of water out in the sticks.
