Autopsy (1975 film)

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Autopsy
Macchie solari (1975) Italian release poster.jpg
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed by Armando Crispino
Written byLucio Battistrada
Armando Crispino
Produced by Leo Pescarolo
Starring Mimsy Farmer
CinematographyCarlo Carlini
Edited byDaniele Alabiso
Music by Ennio Morricone
Distributed by Variety Distribution
Release date
  • 1975 (1975)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Autopsy (original Italian title Macchie solari (lit. Sunspots), [1] also known as The Victim and Corpse) is a 1975 Italian giallo-horror film directed by Armando Crispino. [2] It achieved a cult status for its morgue scenes. [3]

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Plot

During a rash of unusual suicides in Rome that scientists theorize are being caused by sunspots, a young female morgue doctor (Mimsy Farmer) is told by a priest that he thinks his sister was murdered. However he is being told it was suicide. They team up to investigate the cause of his sister's death.

Cast

Critical reception

Allmovie wrote, "This creepy whodunit [...] offers a few chills but is ultimately unsatisfying." [4]

Marco Giusti feels that the film, like all films by Crispino, is a little slow and boring. [3]

Rob Talbot wrote "You really do wonder what you’ve let yourself [in] for when this one kicks off, but it’ll certainly make you sit up and pay attention, whether you love or hate it. [1] "

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References

  1. 1 2 Talbot, Rob (20 February 2017). "Eurohorror of the Week: Autopsy (1975)". screamhorrormag.com. Scream Magazine. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  2. ↑ Luca Rea. I colori del buio: il cinema thrilling italiano dal 1930 al 1979. I. Molino, 1999.
  3. 1 2 Giusti, Marco (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani STRACULT [ sic ]. Cles: Sterling & Kupfer. p. 423. ISBN   88-200-2919-7.
  4. ↑ Guarisco, Donald. "Autopsy (1974)". Allmovie . Retrieved 20 June 2012.
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