Review of Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971) by Mark W — 05 Jun 2010
Might have just taken top spot on my list of favourite GIALLOS...
The horribly named ``Short Night of the Glass Dolls`` is a film I`ve been after for some time now and I finally picked up a used copy for a reasonable price last week.
ALDO LADO is an absolutely incredible director...
GIUSEPPE RUZZOLINI is a genius of cinematography...
The pacing is typical of early 70`s European thriller/dramas so I'm not sure how well that will go over if you aren't a fan of the genre. There's alot of build-up and an excellent amount of tension. The story-structure is "real-time" interspersed with plot-advancing "flashback" sequences and everything is handled on a level of such professionalism that you find it surprising that this film was shot in '71.
Very modern.
In fact... many recent (and nowhere near as good) movies have visited ``Short Night of the Glass Dolls`` for inspiration and all-out, complete storyline "rip-off". You might find yourself watching ``Short Night of the Glass Dolls`` and thinking that you've seen this all before but I assure you, you'll be seeing it here... when it was done for the first time and when it was done at it's best.
Pay close attention to the cinematography... the scenes involving Jean Sorel in any dark room or Barbara Bach in the kitchen... should haunt you forever.
You have seen this movie before... you just NEVER saw it like this.
This review of Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971) was written by Mark W on 05 Jun 2010.
Short Night of Glass Dolls has generally received positive reviews.
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