Friday, October 18, 2013

The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974)

Directed by Francesco Barilli
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Raro Video)

Vague, unsatisfying story of a woman haunted by memories of her mother. Her normal life begins to fall apart when she sees her mother sitting in a chair in her boyfriend's bedroom, even though apparently she killed her by pushing her out a window. Later, a little girl shows up in her apartment, which turns out to be herself at that age. She gradually adopts her mother's persona and reenacts the murder, this time as the victim. In the ludicrous ending, the entire cast shows up and eats the organs out of her dead body. Attempts to incorporate elements of Alice in Wonderland only add to the confusion.

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