The Evil Eye (1963)
6/10
Hitchcockian!
23 May 2017
I'm glad to write this opinion on this movie now in May 2017, considering that all three main actors, Leticia Román, John Saxon, Valentina Cortese, are three symbols of longevity, all three are alive. Valentina Cortese (94), I know her from many other films, especially Zeffirelli's "Jesus of Nazareth," Truffaut's "Day for Night" and Fellini's "Juliet of the Spirits". A very good actress, who also plays a great role here. I saw John Saxon in many movies, an effective actor here too. I do not remember Leticia Roman from "Old Surehand" (1965) and "Mannix" (TV Series), I was too little when I saw them, and she had little roles. Here, she has the main role and she does it very well. The film is by no means a masterpiece. But neither is it bad. It has a very confusing scenario, not easy to understand by everyone. It's really great filmed instead. Director of photography is the same Mario Bava, the director. Bava was a good director and an even better director of photography. He was a specialist in the genres Mystery, Thriller, Horror. His best film, in my opinion, a cult movie, a true masterpiece, "Danger: Diabolik" (1968).
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