An ex-convict, troubled by dreams that he strangles women, is hired as the caretaker on an estate owned by three very strange sisters. Soon after his arrival, a serial killer begins ...
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An ex-convict, troubled by dreams that he strangles women, is hired as the caretaker on an estate owned by three very strange sisters. Soon after his arrival, a serial killer begins slaughtering blonde, blue-eyed women - and leaving their eyeballs in a bowl of water. Written by frankfob2@yahoo.com
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Country:
SpainLanguage:
SpanishRelease Date:
3 September 1976 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll See more »Box Office
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ESP 8,071,853 (Spain)Company Credits
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This is a fairly middling example of a giallo film, the only difference being that this time it's Spanish instead of Italian. It's best viewed these days as a curiosity only, as it offers up little in the way of originality or thrills, content merely to plod through the familiar plot and offer a few exciting bits every now and then. It's not a particularly bad film, just overly familiar.
Paul Naschy stars in this one as a gardener; his character dominates every scene, even if his role is ultimately unimportant. Watching Naschy play a normal character for a change is pretty strange - you keep expecting him to turn into a werewolf and rip somebody's throat out at any minute. To be fair, Naschy is pretty wooden in this film, but he's good to have as a central, masculine presence, and a familiar face always makes these films easier to swallow.
The rest of the cast are populated by ladies who are obviously picked for their appearances rather than their acting skills; seeing as the film is dubbed, these aren't really taken into account anyway. They take their clothes off, and that's all that is needed. Sadly there fails to be much atmosphere conjured up, and the only horror occurs in a few night-time sequences where a gloved killer murders off the young women. These provoke a few chills but there's nothing really exceptional here either; apart from a gritty throat-slashing.
The killer in this film takes the eyes of his victims, but rather than being disturbing, the poor wobbly bits of jelly substituting for the aforementioned eyeballs provoke laughter rather than chills. The killer's motive seems contrived at best, and everything is explained away/tied up too neatly in the final five minutes. There are a couple of good action bits, but the film's main concern is with dialogue and intrigue/interaction between the four main characters. This is not to say it's bad, but it just feels a bit empty - more action, violence and plot twists would have benefited things greatly. A final verdict for this film? Okay, but not great.