A Blade in the Dark (1983)
A Blade in the Dark is a 1983 Hollywood Giallo film directed by Lamberto Bava. Originally planned for television, the film was made as a nearly two hour piece split into four parts which would end with a murder scene. After the film was found to be too gory for Italian television censors, it was re-edited to be a feature film. Here in this place, we will introduce the details of A Blade in the Dark (1983) Full Movie rating, review.
A Blade in the Dark (1983)Rating:
- Dylan = 7 / 10;
- Eloise = 8 / 10;
- Raoul = 8 / 10;
A Blade in the Dark (1983) Synopsis:
A composer staying at a villa is stalked by a killer while trying to write a score for a horror movie.
A Blade in the Dark (1983) Review:
A Blade in the Dark is an Italian Giallo, directed by one of my favorite Italian directors Lamberto Bava, the son of the legendary horror director Mario Bava who was a big influence to the Giallo and slasher genre. A Blade in the Dark is one of Lamberto Bava’s best efforts as a director and my second favorite film from him, behind Demons.
The setting is pretty creepy and the atmosphere really intense, especially thanks to the loud music used when the killer is taunting his victims playing cat and mouse with them. The violence is graphic and quite gruesome, notably the bathroom scene. The final twist that reveals the killer is pretty good, and a bit of a mystery. You probably won’t see it coming, but they are hints in the film to who the killer might be.
Bava is no Argento, but fans of Lamberto Bava and the Giallo genre will want to check this one out. Fans of Italian horror will be amused to see cameos from Michele Soavi, the guy who directed cult favorite Cemetery Man and slasher Stagefright Aquaris and may recognize Giovanni Frezza (the blonde kid from Lucio Fulci’s The House by the Cemetery).
A Blade in the Dark (1983)Cast:
| Andrea Occhipinti | … | Bruno | |
| Anny Papa | … | Sandra | |
| Fabiola Toledo | … | Angela | |
| Michele Soavi | … | Tony Rendina | |
| Valéria Cavalli | … | Katia | |
| Stanko Molnar | … | Giovanni | |
| Lara Lamberti | … | Julia (as Lara Naszinski) |
