The giallo gets its cinematic foundation in Mario Bava's wide-eyed "story of a vacation"
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:5
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.5/10
Runtime: 86 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: The mystery of the Alphabet Murders in Rome was left unsolved ten years ago. When Nora Davis (Roman) travels there on vacation, she gets tangled in a web of death, starting with Edith, an old... The mystery of the Alphabet Murders in Rome was left unsolved ten years ago. When Nora Davis (Roman) travels there on vacation, she gets tangled in a web of death, starting with Edith, an old friend of the family. As Nora tries to find some help for Edith, she witnesses the stabbing murder of yet another woman. She soon discovers that the murder actually happened ten years ago, to Emily Craven, and that the Alphabet Murderer is looking for is still looking for the letter "D". [More]
Starring: Leticia Roman, Valentina Cortese, John Saxon
Starring: Leticia Roman, Valentina Cortese, John Saxon
Director: Mario Bava
Director: Mario Bava
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Jul 5, 2000
Reviews for The Girl Who Knew Too Much
Plot and coherence aren't really so important as atmosphere and style and thrills, and these things [the film] possesses in abundance.
As expected, The Girl Who Knew Too Much has been infused with a compelling and thoroughly memorable sense of style that's ultimately revealed as the one bright spot within a film that's otherwise fairly interminable.
Bava, who'd once shot films for Roberto Rossellini and Raoul Walsh, used black and white for the last time on this project, and with its mastery of the noir vocabulary it helped establish the giallo.
It works as a homage to Hitchcock, but without the master's flawless power of storytelling.
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