Spasmo
Spasmo
Directed by:
Umberto LenziScreenplay:
Umberto LenziCinematography:
Guglielmo MancoriComposer:
Ennio MorriconeCast:
Robert Hoffmann, Suzy Kendall, Ivan Rassimov, Maria Pia Conte, Adolfo Lastretti, Monica Monet, Guido Alberti, Rosita Torosh, Tom Felleghy (more)Plots(1)
From the most controversial of all the Italian horror directors, Umberto Lenzi, comes Spasmo - a slick and sick psycho-thriller that stands tall as one of the giallo genre’s most colourful crime-capers. Starring a cast of Euro-shock veterans, such as sexy Suzy Kendall and the chiselled-chinned Ivan Rassimov, Lenzi’s carefully paced, and frequently surreal, murder-mystery shows that he is about more than just the gore. A genuinely accomplished achievement, with plot twists galore and a mind-boggling climax, Spasmo is a must-see for anyone who misses the classic era of Rome-based bloodshed. (88 Films)
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Umberto Lenzi may not have been a top-of-the-line filmmaker, but he managed to make a few notable contributions to the Italian Giallo movie genre. Spasmo is not even a typical Italian Giallo movie (the first murder takes place after about an hour), the plot is quite roughly hewn, and strangely jumps around, from scene to scene. Also, the behavior of the characters is sometimes quite WTF. Spasmo is actually rather a bizarre movie in many ways. In any case, at the end we find out that the disorienting structuring of the film actually makes sense in terms of the main character's development, and whether it was creatively intentional or not, it consolidates the mysterious atmosphere, where we really have no idea what is going on.
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