#women in giallo

[ladamarossa]

Who Saw Her Die? (1972)

[praline1968]

Yellow 💛💛💛

Jaune 💛💛💛

[artfilmfan]

Amer (Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani, 2009)

cinematography: Manuel Dacosse

[videoreligion]

That’s it for this week’s #FrancoFriday ! See ya!

Wicked Women (1978)

[forthegothicheroine]

New-to-me movies seen in 2024: The New York Ripper (1982)

"If the killer is a man, then it's a man involved with a woman whom he loves very much but that there's something wrong with her."

[eeriemilyworlds]

[grusik]

DSCN9126 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf7Z8hWf8d0&list=OLAK5uy_nyxw... by en-ri

[tunasaladonwhite]

[cctinsleybaxter]

the way he put me in a position where i have to explain/defend how giallo is supposed to work despite hating giallo. like, edgar, look at me, the only part you got right is the part where you hate women under the guise of taking an interest in them

[ladamarossa]

The Fourth Victim (1971)

[martyrbat]

if nobody got me i know my homicidal softporn murder mysteries got me !!

[videoreligion]

Happy #FrancoFriday !

Wicked Women (1978)

[extrakoolblu-rays]

[eeriemilyworlds]

[cipheramnesia]

MaXXXine feels like one of the most "I support women's wrongs" movies, she smokes, she snorts cocaine, she drinks too much, she works with a sleazy manager, she's a porn actress going into horror, she gets other people to do her work whenever she can. If she's in danger and can't run she only has two settings: extreme violence and outright murder. She's got an ego and isn't afraid to let anyone know loudly and unambiguously that she thinks she's better than they are. She isn't indestructible, she's scared of failure, she'll definitely run from a fight and look out for number one, mismange money, she probably owes a percentage to the mafia, and she thinks everyone is just like she is or worse. It's an 80s giallo influenced slasher film but the protagonist already made it out of Friday the 13th.

If X absolutely owned "Don't Fear The Reaper," MaXXXine outdoes it by an order of magnitude absolutely eating every single banger from the soundtrack. "Gimme All Your Lovin" "Weclome To The Pleasuredome" "Addicted To Love" "Unchained Melody" "Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves" "Tainted Love" "Walkin In LA" "Somebody's Watching Me" and of course "Betty Davis Eyes." It's a film as greedy as its protagonist, not satisfied to claim one song, it takes everything, leaves you stripped and breathless at how throughly you've been used.

[porcelain-rob0t]

since you lovely people gave me horror movie recommendations, ill give some of my own!!

Autopsy of Jane Doe (a recent favorite, suspenseful and has supernatural elements but a lot of the scary stuff is done through implication)

Videodrome (for the freaks out there)

The Fly (im a sucker for anything by David Cronenberg)

Phantom of the Paradise (my favorite horror musical, the music and costume design are amazing)

Ginger Snaps (really compelling story about 2 sisters, once inseparable, growing apart. also werewolves)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (really spooky, its a classic)

Frankenhooker (batshit. absolute nonsense. its so fun)

Re-animator (Re-animator)

Altered States (local man takes so many drugs in a sensory deprivation tank that he devolves into a caveman)

Terrifier and Terrifier 2 (not so much a narrative film as it is a showing of the sickest and nastiest practical effects)

Vampire Clay (BONKERS)

Killer Klowns From Outer Space (real good fun with awesome practical effects)

Audition (Takashi Miike is a fucking menace, great film)

The Lost Boys (punk vampires in the 80s, what else do i have to say)

House of 1000 Corpses (i love you Rob Zombie)

The Love Witch (gorgeous, looks right out of the 60s but with a modern twist)

Suspiria (the original and the remake are great but are basically 2 completely different movies)

Teeth (its teeth)

Vamp (Grace Jones is a cool vampire lady)

The Stuff (BONKERS FUCKING YONKERS)

Mandy (Nic Cage goes crazy with it)

Perfect Blue (rest in peace Satoshi Kon you were a genius)

The Brood (David Cronenberg back at it again)

Arabella Black Angel (classic giallo stuff, murders and the most stunning Italian women you've ever seen)

Poughkeepsie Tapes (found footage thats actually scary)

mother! (most anxiety inducing thing ive ever witnessed, i never ever want to see it again. horrifying. be careful, besties)

Tetsuo the Iron Man (the most bizarre body horror ive seen, its great)

Bone Tomahawk (awesome Western horror)

Tenebrae (Italy loves violence)

there's probably more im forgetting but i can always add more later