Not the most obviously giallo although the Shameless DVD says it is one and also Troy Howarth in his splendid book, 'So Deadly, So Perverse' makes the point Patricia Highsmith's books are much in tune with the gialli, so who am I to disagree? The film taking a twist of Hitchcock's, Strangers on a Train (1951) and is in Italy. There are amazing shots in Milan and Moltrasio on Lake Como, of course in Venice and even up high in the Santa Maria Della Salute someone with a rifle. Tomas Milian at his best and Pierre Clementi, almost as well-known such as The Leopard (1963), Belle De Jour (1967) and The Conformist (1970). A great story and a different take especially with these wonderful locations and Milian and Clementi both together. Splendid!
Review of The Designated Victim
