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Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll is one of the handful of Spanish Giallo's that were made in the seventies. It's one of the better known ones, mostly for the fact that it stars prolific horror star Paul Naschy. Unfortunately, I saw the poorly dubbed American cut version of this film; but even so, Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll is certainly a more than decent example of the genre and I would have to say that I enjoyed it. The film is set in a small town and has quite an isolated feel to it. The plot is pure Giallo and of course puts its main focus on a string of murders. Paul Naschy is Gilles, an ex-convict with problems. He strolls into town one day looking for work and ends up finding three sisters looking for a handyman. All are beautiful, but two are disabled - one being in a wheelchair. However, Gilles is a troubled man; he suffers from daydreams in which he is strangling women. These daydreams become even more of a problem when a serial killer moves in and starts murdering all the young blue eyed women. Naturally the suspicion falls on Gilles...The film is directed by Carlos Aured who also directed Naschy in films such as Curse of the Devil and Horror Rises from the Tomb. Aured creates a nice atmosphere that is a mixture of sleaziness and claustrophobia as a result of the isolated situation. There isn't a great deal of sex in the film despite some beautiful women, but this is not too important as it allows the director to focus on the more important elements. Paul Naschy is a good actor with some real screen presence and he gives a nice performance here in the lead role. The film is fairly short at just eighty five minutes but the running time is well used and not much time is spent on things that aren't anything to do with the central plot. Naturally there are a few murder scenes in the film, though unfortunately none of them are particularly graphic. The film boils down to the expected 'shock' ending. The ending is really quite unlikely, but to be honest it's one of the things I love most about this genre, so I can't really complain about it! Overall, Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll is a nice little Giallo and certainly one of the better Spanish ones. Recommended!
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