Secrets and Perfume was directed by Vittorio De Sisti and written by Francesco Massaro and Franco Ferrini, based on the story "Scarlet" by Oreste De Fornari and Carlo Alberto Bonadies. It starts when store detective Eddy (Jerry Calà) and shopgirl Barbara (Lucrezia Lante della Rovere) get engaged and then perfume that she has been given by a secret admirer causes her to burst into flames. Working with Inspector Turroni (Umberto Smaila), he starts to look into the murder and learns that a sex worker named Portia (Eva Grimaldi) was also killed, also because of the same strange perfume. It turns out that both girls also had a piece of a picture taken years ago when they were childhood friends at a summer camp along with Mariri (Marina Viro) and a mysterious other girl, all watched over by Sister Melania (Mara Venier). Well, it must be this place, this horrible place, because the U. S. doesn't have a copyright on summer camp accidents that cause revenge murders.
For some reason, this comedy giallo worked for me. I was in a good mood when I watched it and the idea that store lights would set a woman ablaze was so outrageous that I just had to watch and figure out where this would end up.
For some reason, this comedy giallo worked for me. I was in a good mood when I watched it and the idea that store lights would set a woman ablaze was so outrageous that I just had to watch and figure out where this would end up.
