He got his start cutting trailers for roger corman and later directed the hit movie gremlins, as well as gremlins 2. Claude dantes in blood and black lace 1964 blood and black lace 1964 eva bartok in blood and black lace 1964 goffredo unger. The man most clearly responsible for codifying the visual language of the giallo film is mario bava. This jazzy theme was composed by carlo rustichelli and used throughout the film. But unlike science fictions surety that logic can always triumph, horror focuses continue reading april 8, 1965 twisted but classy mario bavas blood and black lace. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. Two spacecrafts on the same mission land on a strange, misty planet.
Tim lucas has written that blood and black lace was one of the most influential thrillers ever made and the first authentic body count movie. Theatrical trailer from allied artists pictures corp. Blood and black lace sei donne per lassassino 1964. His feature films include the howling, piranha, matinee, the burbs, looney tunes back in action, the hole. His 1963 film, the girl who knew too much, is arguably the first in this horrorthriller subgenre. Astonishingly beautiful depiction of ugliness mario bavas seminal giallo film couples a gleeful disregard for good taste with incredibly artful imagery. Admittedly blood and black lace wasnt bavas first foray into the genre.
Gilbert, written by gil lasky and starring gloria grahame, melody patterson, len lesser, and milton selzer. The dialogue is sparse, and in its place, the viewer is presented with striking visuals and a smooth and stylish score. Quotes on the bible and the works of the buddha, sigmund freud, albert einstein and carl jung i found that they all agreed on one thing. The definitive guide to italian sex and horror movies.
Fine plus offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. If theres any other film that can duke it out with blood and black lace for the title of first giallo movie, its the girl who knew too much, which coincidentally, was also directed by mario bava. Original blood and black lace 1965 movie poster in vf. Horror, either written or filmed, has likewise fascinated me. Of the vampires 1965 popping some pills after fixing the agencys sign. Critics disparaged the film set in a fashion house where beautiful models are gruesomely murdered for its unrelenting, shocking brutality. It starred giancarlo giannini, luciano pigozzi and dominique boschero. Blood and black lace keeps the audience guessing until the final act, introducing several characters that could be plausible candidates for the murderer.
Blood and black lace was an early example of that beloved italian genre of murder mysteries known as gialli, and as such, its pretty good of its kind. Actress eva bartok starred in many european films in the 1950s and 1960s, most notably blood and black lace and ten thousand bedrooms. Bavas mixture of eroticism and violence would prove a potent template for both the giallo and the slasher film. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Visit brians drivein theater for photos, information, and video sources for actress eva bartok. Horror thriller 1964 84 minutes color original title. Read the full synopsis of blood and black lace, 1965, directed by mario bava, with eva bartok, cameron mitchell, thomas reiner, at turner classic movies. The crew members each find themselves overcome by a hostile alien frce which causes homicidal impulses in each of them. Blood and black lace is a 1964 giallo film directed by mario bava. Totally worth it for telly savalas with giant googly eyes. This one does share the fact that its a sorta protoslasher film. Daily grindhouse 55 years of blood and black lace in.
Blood and lace was released on march 17, 1971 in the united states, and became a regular at drivein theaters on double bills with other horror films. Someone looking for a gruesome horror film might find it excessively tame. Lace the most is the fashion house appears to exist in an entirely. Blood and black lace dvd, image entertainment, 2005, liner notes. The uk censor cuts were restored in the 2000 nouveaux video release though the film was missing an overhead shot of blood flowing in the bathtub water. The work of mario bava, often considered the grandfather of italian horror, was largelymisunderstood while he was alive. A longer but not completely uncensored european cut with the misspelled export title six women for a murdere was released on letterboxed japanese vhs and laserdisc with the american track synchronized to the italian visuals including the longer original title sequence. Now, vci has given the film a marvelous facelift using completely unedited german print sources, and blood and black lace finally looks as stunning as it should. The comic soul of the film is, in fact, quite black, even if charlie. There are a number of scenes of strong violence, including one sequence in which a woman has first her hand and then her face pressed against a. I must say arrow have done a wonderful job with the bluray transfer, and blood and black lace has never looked so good, it gets a huge 55. Now, with arrow videos longawaited disc of mario bavas blood and black lace 1964, there is another bluray to add to that list as this edition made me appreciate. Director mario bava was noted for his use of vivid color, which is apparent in the opening images of this early.
Its easy to see why the film stood out so much from its era. Bava cowrote the screenplay with giuseppe barilla and marcello fondato. I could have absolutely sworn before tonight that i had seen this before. April 8, 1965 twisted but classy mario bavas blood. Although, unlike his brilliant disciple dario argento, bava. The film follows an orphaned teenager patterson who arrives at a remote orphanage run by a madwoman grahame and her handyman, both sadists and child murderers. It came from schenectady and the american genre film archive agfa have teamed up to bring the capitol region an exquisite series of famed films for adventurous moviegoers. A masked, shadowy killer brutally murders the models of a scandalous fashion house in rome. Psycho pretty much knocked down the barrier against showing sordid murders on the screen in clinical detail, a freedom exploited initially only by cheap independent films. Absolutely loved this movie, kept me intrigued the entire time.
Original movie poster for blood and black lace 1965 4732 woolner brothers original one sheet poster 27x41 folded fine plus offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. Original movie poster for blood and black lace 1965 4155 original one sheet for military distribution. Voir plus didees sur le theme cinema, film et film fantastique. Mario bava celebrity profile check out the latest mario bava photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Hitchcocks use of color was almost entirely conventional. Find link is a tool written by edward betts searching for blood and black lace 60 found 104 total alternate case. Blood and black lace opening theme and credits youtube. From the hatwearing, raincoatclad, masked killer in black gloves. Admittedly blood and black lace wasnt bavas first foray into the genre that honour goes to his earlier film the girl who knew too much 1963, which was much more of a nod to hitchcock, and not to mention conventional, when compared with blood and black lace but it was the film that set down some of the formula the genre. For those who wondered if the vci bluray version of blood and black lace is worth the.
The noted horror director influences a whole generation of early slashers and giallo films with blood and black lace. Bavas techicolor magic needs to be seen to be believed, and short of catching it on the big screen theres no better way to watch the film than in the sharp, eyepopping hd. Blood and black lace is a horror film, from 1964, about a serial killer who stalks and murders women. Blood and black lace six women for the murderer fashion house of death sei donne per lassassino 19641965 i talk a lot about the origins of the slasher movie, and about its relationship to the giallo the genre of bloody and highly stylized italian.
With blood and black lace, mario bava puts style over substance. Occasionally a remastered bluray presentation comes along that can make you completely reevaluate a film. Our murderer employs various methods, but always displays a certain sadism. The importance of this film, and that of italian director mario bava, cannot be overstated. You get three discs and a great little booklet about the film, plus their are loads of bonus features including psycho analsis a new documentry on blood and black lace and the origins. Joe dante is a lifelong film buff who turned his obsession into a career. Original blood and black lace 1965 movie poster in vf condition. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. And dont confuse this one with blood and black lace, thats a completely different and better film.
Blood and black lace 1964,trailer video dailymotion. Our murderer employs various methods, but always displays a. And so is blood and black lace, the supergory whodunit, which came out of italy to. The long line of suspects includes a dress designer played by luciano pigozzi who bears a strong resemblance to peter lorre and marco massimo righi, a drug addict. In that sense, the grand blood and black lace shares with five dolls for an august moon and bay of blood a crystallization of the directors worldview, where the tension between opulent surfaces and moral dislocation hint at a closer affinity with antonioni than is usually perceived.
Blood and black lace collectors edition, widescreen. The film is great quality, but i would thoroughly recommend this special. Blood and black lace 1965 4155 movieart original film. Buy blood and black lace movie posters from movie poster shop. Blood and black lace is truly a film to behold, especially on the arrow bluray release. Some viewers could find it a little hard to stomach, because its rather brutal. Blood and lace is a 1971 american erotic slasher film directed by philip s. But it wasnt until his 1965 film blood and black lace, starring cameron mitchell and eva bartok, that the giallo was solidified. Blood and black lace is an essential experience for euro horror fans, especially for those whose giallo viewing history has yet to branch beyond argento and fulci. See the article in its original context from november 11, 1965, page 0 buy reprints. Bava probably didnt mean to invent a subgenre with blood and black lace, a murder story which forgoes the slow buildups and character development of previous thrillers to concentrate almost exclusively on the killings.
Though the fear that the film s walking dead can turn violent at any second is completely unjustified, the writerdirector allows this paranoia to reflect the feelings of loss, disassociation, and hopelessness that cripple the living. Blood and black lace 1964 is a stylish thriller from italian horror master mario bava, one of the kings of shock cinema. Blood and black lace 1964 feature video dailymotion. Icfs presents films from the american genre film archive mario bavas blood and black lace newly restored. Of the vampires 1965 popping some pills after fixing the agencys sign, which. No film genre is as ripe, at least when it comes to this aspect, than the italian giallo. Blood and black lace 1965 italian director mario bavas blood and black lace did not find success when it opened in its native italy in march 1964 under its original title sei donne per lassassino six women for the murderer. For my money, the girl who knew too much is more of a transitional film, with blood and black lace being the next logical step into madness and the first true giallo. Thats evidenced by 1964s blood and black lace sei donne per lassassino, which translates to six women for the murderess, which is also one of the earliest films in the giallo style.
The visceral level of storytelling shows a completely different approach to the usual thriller structure that dominated before the 1960s. Although his first film, 1960s black sundayla maschera del demonio, received a warm critical reception during its initialrelease, many of his subsequent films did not, including blood and black lace sei donne per lassassino. Planet of the vampires mario bava, blood and black lace, bay of blood master of the italian suspense film, tries his hand at science fiction with this stylishly mod twist on the vampire legend. The print of the film used for this transfer as the title the blood secret, but its more commonly known for the title the box and discs read. There were some pacing issues but the main problem i had with the film is the way it presents the story. Sei donne per lassassino 12 blood and black lace 1964 film giallothriller ita sub eng mario bava. Most of the male characters were dubbed by paul frees for the american release of this film. The 2disc set centers on the murder of a gorgeous fashion model who is found dead in a salon that servesas a front for cocainetrafficking and blackmail. It was, however, changed to blood and lace upon its theatrical release. Goffredo unger in blood and black lace 1964 eva bartok in blood and. The new batch, innerspace and small soldiers for producer steven spielberg.