Telephoto lenses and sexualised violence abound, The Case of the Bloody Iris can still be seen as a more ponderous, carefully constructed Strip Nude for Your Killer with its titillating portrait of Italy's fashion scene and a row of adorably ditzy models getting slain by some incel with a persecution complex.
While nowhere near as trashy as Andrea Bianchi's opus, The Case of The Bloody Iris though does possess a satirical edge to it. You don't have a crude gay stereotype pondering about Islam's Jannah without having someone clock what you're doing son. Whilst none of the characters are all that complex or likeable even, they're all quite colourful and suitably suspicious. The Case of the Bloody Iris is generous with it's sexualisation and neurotic atmosphere. It's a wonderful place to be sometimes.
The cinematography is excellent as always from this period of Italian genre. Obviously done quick and cheap, the shots nonetheless tell all they need to tell with effortless style and innovation. The camerawork possesses a type of enthusiasm i wish i saw more of in contemporary independent cinema. Then again, i wish i saw more fetishised violence like I saw here in Case of the Bloody Iris and not have it be a tiresome homage, so i guess i can't have everything.
The score by Bruno Nicolai is fantastic, but I feel I don't need to tell you that and although I prefer the more exploitative end of the giallo sub-genre, I can appreciate a cynically written, beautifully photographed murder mystery as well and that's what you will get with Giuliano Carnimeo's debut Giallo.
In conclusion, The Case of the Bloody Iris is an atypical pre-Argento Giallo; displaying humour, eroticism and a middle aged weariness of the outside world. It's an entertaining snap shot of where Italian cinema was at the time, but i have seen better.
While nowhere near as trashy as Andrea Bianchi's opus, The Case of The Bloody Iris though does possess a satirical edge to it. You don't have a crude gay stereotype pondering about Islam's Jannah without having someone clock what you're doing son. Whilst none of the characters are all that complex or likeable even, they're all quite colourful and suitably suspicious. The Case of the Bloody Iris is generous with it's sexualisation and neurotic atmosphere. It's a wonderful place to be sometimes.
The cinematography is excellent as always from this period of Italian genre. Obviously done quick and cheap, the shots nonetheless tell all they need to tell with effortless style and innovation. The camerawork possesses a type of enthusiasm i wish i saw more of in contemporary independent cinema. Then again, i wish i saw more fetishised violence like I saw here in Case of the Bloody Iris and not have it be a tiresome homage, so i guess i can't have everything.
The score by Bruno Nicolai is fantastic, but I feel I don't need to tell you that and although I prefer the more exploitative end of the giallo sub-genre, I can appreciate a cynically written, beautifully photographed murder mystery as well and that's what you will get with Giuliano Carnimeo's debut Giallo.
In conclusion, The Case of the Bloody Iris is an atypical pre-Argento Giallo; displaying humour, eroticism and a middle aged weariness of the outside world. It's an entertaining snap shot of where Italian cinema was at the time, but i have seen better.