Perversion Story
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Movie Reviews of Perversion Story
Movie Review: Marisa MELL
Summary: 4 Stars
Cinéphile amateur,je me souviens avoir vu Perversion story,il y a une trentaine d'années.J'avais à l'époque été impressionné par la sensuelle beauté de l'actrice Marisa MELL.J'ai revu ce DVD de bonne qualité avec plaisir même si la bande son est en anglais alors que le film est italien.
Merci Amazon.Yannick
Movie Review: Sort of Typical Dubbed Film.
Summary: 4 Stars
A Classic early 70's "Who Done It" from Europe. The ending was a suprise. I'm sure the film was originally done in either Italian or Spanish. I viewed the English Dubbed in version. As my title suggests: A typical Who Done it for that era.Movie Review: A neat little Fulci treat
Summary: 3 Stars
The plot: Jean Sorel stars as Dr. George Dumurrier, director of a failing medical clinic in San Francisco. When George's wife Susan dies under mysterious circumstances, leaving him beneficiary of a $1 million life insurance policy that will save his business, the insurance company responsible for the payout places George under surveillance, and soon finds him in the company of Monica Weston, an exotic dancer who looks just like the late Mrs. Dumurrier. Suspecting fraud, the insurance company calls in the police, who come to believe George murdered his wife with Miss Weston's aid. As the cops continue to find enough evidence to send him to the gas chamber, George and his mistress Jane race to uncover the real relationship between Monica Weston and Susan Dumurrier.
The good: Alejandro Ulloa's superb cinematography provides quite a showcase for San Francisco circa 1968. Further location work in New York and Paris grants the film a richer appearance than it's budget likely warrants. Riz Ortolani's score (included here on a separate CD) is terrific, with a brassy, swinging title theme and a poignant love theme that lingers in the mind. Marisa Mell gives a witty performance as both the uptight Susan Dumurrier and the swinging Monica Weston. Elsa Martinelli as Jane looks fantastic--those eyes!--and dresses beautifully.
The not-so-good: Though effectively constructed to keep the audience guessing until the end--the last twenty minutes are particularly suspenseful--the plot makes little sense. (Warning: spoilers ahead!) When George, at an impromptu dinner date with his lover, is summoned by an anonymous caller to his first encounter with Monica Weston, Jane asks George how the caller knew where he was, a question the film never answers. The murder mystery could have been cleared up by an investigation into the identity of Monica Weston, but the police never bother to conduct one. (The events of the film take place over a year's time, so it's not like they were rushed.) Speaking of the police, the lead investigator makes an interesting series of reversals: at first he appears convinced George murdered his wife; then, once George is behind bars, he tries desperately to find evidence to exonerate him; finally he just shrugs his shoulders and calls it a day. Why all the flip-flops? Beats me, and likely the scenarists as well.
While Marisa Mell and the supporting cast put some passion into their performances, Jean Sorel and Elsa Martinelli make uninvolving leads. Sorel often wears a pained expression that makes him look as if he's uncomfortably trying to pass gas, and the rest of the time appears as if he's ready for a nap. He does laugh though, once, which surprised me so much I had to rewind the scene to make sure I heard him right.
With tighter plotting and compelling leads this could have been quite a gem. As it is, it's a diverting thriller, entertaining but not essential viewing.
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