Libido (1965)

Libido (1965, ITA) 90m. *** D: Julian Berry (=Ernesto Gastaldi), Victor Storff (=Vittorio Salerno). Starring Giancarlo Giannini, Alan Collins (=Luciano Pigozzi), Dominique Boschero, Mara Maryl. Traumatized young man (Giannini) returns to his father's estate, where he witnessed a murder twenty years ago. When he starts having visions of his late father, he begins to suspect his solicitor and his wife, who have come to the country house with him. Interesting gothic melodrama with shades of the giallo is well-acted and comes up with some neat twists in the final third to make up for some pacing flaws. Score by Carlo Rustichelli is quite good. This was Giannini's first film and one of proficient screenwriter Gastaldi's few directorial efforts. Film deserves to be better known.


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