Perché quelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer? (1972)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Giuliano Carnimeo

Writers:

Ernesto Gastaldi (screenplay)
Ernesto Gastaldi (story)

Release Date:

4 August 1972 (Italy)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Beautiful young model Jennifer Lansbury and her goofy friend Marilyn Ricci move into a swanky high-rise...

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian | Sensuality | Photography | Female Frontal Nudity | Kissing

Cast

Edwige Fenech	...	Jennifer Lansbury
George Hilton	...	Andrea Barto
Annabella Incontrera	...	Sheila Heindricks
Paola Quattrini	...	Marilyn Ricci
Giampiero Albertini	...	Commissioner Enci
Franco Agostini	...	Redi - commissioner assistant
Oreste Lionello	...	Arthur
Ben Carra	...	Ex-Marito Di Jennifer
Carla Brait	...	Mizar Harrington
Gianni Pulone	...	Waiter
Carla Mancini
George Rigaud	...	Professor Isaacs, Sheila's father
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Antonio Basile	...	Man fight versus Mizar (uncredited)
Evi Farinelli	...	First victim (uncredited)
Francesco Narducci	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Gennarino Pappagalli	...	Nightclub customer (uncredited)
Filippo Perego	...	Nightclub customer (uncredited)
Luciano Pigozzi	...	Fanelli, the Nightclub Owner (uncredited)
Maria Tedeschi	...	Mrs. Moss (uncredited)

Directed by
Giuliano Carnimeo		(as Anthony Ascott)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ernesto Gastaldi		screenplay
Ernesto Gastaldi		story

Produced by
Vittorio Galiano	....	associate producer
Luciano Martino	....	producer
Marcello Romeo	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Bruno Nicolai

Cinematography by
Stelvio Massi

Film Editing by
Eugenio Alabiso

Set Decoration by
Carlo Leva

Costume Design by
Silvio Laurenzi

Production Management
Lamberto Palmieri	....	unit manager
Furio Rocchi	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michele Massimo Tarantini	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Raffaele Benedetti	....	sound recordist
Roberto Moreal	....	sound
Romano Pampaloni	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Michele Pensato	....	camera operator

Other crew
Gualtiero De Angelis	....	voice dubbing
Rita Savagnone	....	voice dubbing: Edwige Fenech
Vittoria Vigorelli	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Galassia Cinematografica
• Lea Film

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• Blue Underground (2008) (worldwide) (DVD)
• Interfilm
• Video Instant Picture Company (VIPCO)

Other Companies

• Digitmovies Alternative Entertainment  soundtrack

Also Known As:

The Case of the Bloody Iris (UK) (USA)
Erotic Blue
What Are Those Strange Drops of Blood Doing on Jennifer's Body? (USA)
Why Are Those Strange Drops of Blood on the Body of Jennifer (USA) (video catalogue title)

Runtime:

UK:94 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

France:-12 | UK:18 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Genoa, Liguria, Italy

Company:

Galassia Cinematografica

Trivia:

A poster of the film "Io non vedo, tu non parli, lui non sente" (1971) appears in the film.

Movie Connections:

References Io non vedo, tu non parli, lui non sente (1971)

Guilty pleasure

The Case of the Bloody Iris is one of the most entertaining giallo's of them all.

I do realize that it's far from perfect. It's got wooden performances, childish dialogue, illogical moments (more than a few), plot holes etc..., but it's entertaining as hell. These pure giallo's are guilty pleasures to be sure, featuring a number of knockout damsels in distress, gory murders, black gloved killers, a murder mystery with endless red herrings, law officials without an IQ and almost universally badly dubbed actors.

Here we have it all in abundance and it all works. The women here are quite simply stunning, the murder scenes inventive and well done, the appropriate amount of sleaze, impressive visuals and nice location scenery, a terrific musical score (catchy as hell), decent acting and a fair amount of shocks and suspense. It's also quite funny at times, I've never before or after seen a detective obsessing with stamps.

Highly recommended if you're a fan of giallo films.