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6.3/10   275 votes
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Director:
Antonio Bido
Writers:
Marisa Andalò (screenplay)
Antonio Bido (screenplay)
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Genre:
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Plot:
The body of a schoolgirl is found in a meadow. The murderer is never caught, and years later; a young man named Stefano returns to the island and is reunited with his brother, the local priest. | add synopsis
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A slow moving and unremarkable giallo. more

Cast

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Lino Capolicchio ... Stefano D'Archangelo
Stefania Casini ... Sandra Sellani
Craig Hill ... Don Paolo
Massimo Serato ... Count Pedrazzi
Juliette Mayniel ... Signora Nardi
Laura Nucci ... Sandra's stepmother
Attilio Duse ... Gasparre, the sacristan
Gianfranco Bullo ... Nardi's son
Luigi Casellato ... Signor Andreani
Alfredo Zammi ... Police Commissioner
Alina De Simone ... Medium (as Alina Simoni)
Emilio Delle Piane
Sonia Viviani ... Girl walking with Signora Nardi (as Sonia Vivani)
Sergio Mioni ... Dr. Aloisi
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Only Blackness
The Bloodstained Shadow (International: English title)
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Runtime:
UK:109 min
Country:
Italy
Language:
Italian
Color:
Color (Technospes)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Italy:VM18 | UK:18

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A slow moving and unremarkable giallo., 27 April 2006
4/10
Author: ba.harrison from Hampshire, England

Set in and around Venice and heavily mired in the world of Catholicism, The Bloodstained Shadow is a dreary and unfulfilling giallo that brings nothing new to the genre. Director Antonio Bido allows the plot to unravel extremely slowly and often seems more intent on showing us the sights of Venice rather than telling a taut murder mystery tale.

The story revolves around a group of unsavoury characters who are being bumped off one-by-one (in a relatively bloodless fashion) by a lunatic who may be connected to a murder that took place many years before. In between the lacklustre death scenes and the travelogue-style footage of Venice, we get an uninteresting love story (with a gratuitous sex scene) and loads of talking. Even the score, performed by Italian rock group Goblin, failed to impress me.

By the time the identity of the murderer was revealed (and eagle eyed viewers will probably have guessed already), I was struggling to stay awake. The Bloodstained Shadow is one for giallo completists only.

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