冰刀

简介

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<giallo by Umberto Lenzi is certa@>,inly among the best in his film))o*(g_[raphy'&" and ?a&&<lso in the whole genre. Persona<lly I:/? think \ Lenzi's best %fi/lms are] the fu*> nny cartoon-turned-fi.lm Kriminal/, the stylish giallo..\  Seven Bl-o!od-' Stained Orchids, the explosive Nap@[`,o .li vi_o
,&len%,(ta _and this. In&[ the  eight"$ies` he d% id &" *p?>lenty o f fi]lm trash in form of Eate&n A+.=live, Hitcher ([/in th_^e Dark@ or!$ Black" Demo>';.ns, all ]?of which are /<ri-?pping something off?` a@)["ndo&r ver=y d-ul[ ]l# and slow moving.+\ Knife=#* of Ice /$came (
when / -t< he giallo boom^ was at it[%!s h?>;)ottest and
+ th_+e result`-= is &c-onvi]nci-]ng.　　Technic$ally t` h&] e film is supe
 rb, conta\?%in, ing gre*; at c > `;inematography" in th/,e begin :.ni[ ng when we*' l"-?earn a&bout ^(+t-(-%he m/ ain `= `charac%ter_'s trauma #_t#:)owa*rds trains. F
rom thi_=s point *'o([n, Lenzi`* s*h ows :us his\( ability to bene%=fit -t_?'h.e widescreen? and, for example,[_., the b^ /icy"(cle r)
ide near ^;the, _fore(st is _ genuinely %`.beau=tiful! Thi$!s sce(ne a>)]lso s,hows Le-=nzi']_*s abil].i:'`ty to bu#**#ild!$ s/;u[spense#], :,?very slo/,wly but me#-aningf,<ul` ly. Af]/ ter all, t >(here aren't &`so man(;y m@[ur,. der%s in the who_<le fil%m, only the suspense ci:rc _u -^. lating ar[o$?`u<<'_n%[%d the )murder =: er's ide\*ntit-/y.　　One s$_,usp: +ect&= i*(s a>
]#- devil worshipper w*h&'ich brings new aspects to th[",e mys$tery. Since the final scene ta kes pl^<_<ace in a church=$(, one c$ a_n w[:onde`_%r'; [`if L,.enzi wanted=< t) $o 
comm@@ent on s'om] ething, maybe the hypocritic(a;!,(l#)/ morale of ch" >)urch an"d superstition. T*>\he main character [/^(Carrol^>!; B.`a&&\ker) is mute which dema>^nds a lot from_ her face `and eyes. The actress ^))wo-:rks very well, giv?&ing us a&,! bel*
:ievab%le perfor<mance circul$`>a`)+t'ing ar^][.ound the em\otion+<s of fea ;&r and mental% pa(^in.( The-\> ;#%o*ther actor: s 
are go`od, to_]o. The finally, however, may not gi.(ve^ /? too positive a sight about<$ female ^sex - since  they all are e!x
pressed rath!er n "e @g !`atively in the^ film, one way
 or an]other. Still %:th! i%s [=\is easily among the most n"'ote;#%wort%%hy in the genre, not.] as bl)oody as the Ar/`&g
)=ento films>:, for example, but equally suspenseful and ;('visually also in (teresting.