Saturday, 4 April 2009

The Perfume Of The Lady In Black (1974)

A young women is disturbed by a series of visions which is driving her insane, but are her family and friends really trying to help?
While it may sound like a by-the-numbers Hammer psycho offering , this is actually quite an intelligent, tricksy crossbreed of giallo and supernatural horror, with echoes of Polanski (especially Rosemary's Baby). And just when you think you have a handle on what is going on ....POW, the ending just makes stare blankly at the TV and it takes a while to realise it is not as ridiculous as it first appeared. A film that definitely requires a second viewing.

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