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5 Bambole per la Luna d'Agosto (5 Dolls For an August Moon) (1969)

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Release Date: Feb 14, 1970 Wide

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Release Date: Feb 14, 1970 Wide

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Legendary horror director Mario Bava did not want to make this standard thriller, and it certainly bears the lackadaisical mark of a contractual-obligation film. The plot is yet another variant on the Ten Little Indians story, with an inventor taking a group of investors to an island, where they are murdered one by one by an unseen killer. There are picturesque beach scenes and some well-composed images of bodies hanging in a meat locker, but it has all been done before, and better. The visuals

Unrated, 1 hr. 18 min.

Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Mario Bava

In Theaters: Feb 14, 1970 Wide

On DVD: May 15, 2001

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I commited to this film as a Bava fan, but I would not subject anyone other then another Bava fan to sitting through it. Aside from a great location, sets, costumes and music...there is not a whole lot of positive things to say about this film. Not sure if it was the bad writing, editing, acting or a combination of

September 15, 2011

Robert C

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With an offhand plot, lines and character -- so chintzy they don't feel like a structure underneath anything -- this seems like a work made out of pure formalistic genius. And methodical genius: every long take is used for as many camera angles as possible or the character gets to traverse the frame in like 10 ways,

January 31, 2011