The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972)

- Perché quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer?
MMMMM - Edwige, 9 January 2005

I've now seen this movie twice and I enjoyed it even more this time. It's a fairly standard, straightforward giallo – a series of murders in an apartment building committed by a gloved, black-cloaked figure. There are no shortage of suspects and the police are unable to do much other than find stamps for their collection (yes, that's right – stamps). But there are three things that really make The Case of the Bloody Iris stand out to me:

1. Cast – Any giallo with both George Hilton and Edwige Fenech is going to be a winner as far as I'm concerned. Hell, anything with Edwige is a "must see" for me.

2. Murder scenes – Each murder scene is very well handled. There's even one that takes place on busy sidewalk that is so well done that it seemed plausible to me.

3. The Score – I think Bruno Nicolai's score is one of the best I've heard. I'm especially fond of the main title music. So much so that I've burned it to a CD (with some music from 5 Dolls for an August Moon, Deep Red, and others) and listen to all the time on my way to and from work.

The Case of the Bloody Iris is part of Anchor Bay's The Giallo Collection. While I enjoyed some more than others, none of the four movies was what I consider bad.

8/10