Review of The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971) by Ed Gonzalez for Slant Magazine — 15 Oct 1999
Structurally and thematically, Dario Argento’s The Cat O’ Nine Tails is an improvement over The Bird With the Crystal Plumage, even if the film’s non-linear convolutions of plot may purposefully distract.
Set against a backdrop of genetic research and espionage, Argento’s formal obsession with allusions to seeing and sightlessness is on fierce display.
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This review of The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971) was written by Ed Gonzalez and published by Slant Magazine on 15 Oct 1999.
The Cat o' Nine Tails has generally received positive reviews.
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