Col cuore in gola (1967)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Tinto Brass

Writers:

Tinto Brass (writer)
Sergio Donati (novel)

Release Date:

16 November 1967 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Bernard meets Jane in a Night Club, in London, and he likes her. Her father was killed in a car accident...

Plot Keywords:

Corpse | Blackmailer | Night | Car Accident | Police

Cast

Jean-Louis Trintignant	...	Bernard
Ewa Aulin	...	Jane Burroughs
Roberto Bisacco	...	David
Charles Kohler	...	Jerome Burroughs
Luigi Bellini	...	Jelly-Roll
Monique Scoazec	...	Veronica Yassupova
Enzo Consoli	...	Bartender
Vira Silenti	...	Martha Burroughs

Also Known As:

Dead stop - Le coeur aux lèvres (France)
Deadly Sweet
En cinquième vitesse (France)
Heart Beat (UK) (8mm release title)
I Am What I Am (USA)
With Heart in Mouth

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language, drugs and sexuality.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

France:-16 | USA:X

Filming Locations:

Jermyn Street, St. James's, London, England, UK

Company:

Les Films Corona

Movie Connections:

References Blowup (1966)

Deadly Sweet....

Just saw this tonight uncut on the big screen here in Hollywood. Visually very nice. But not really a giallo, I don't know why people keep calling it that. There is a murder which basically occurs off-screen and has almost nothing to do with the "story." Virtually no violence, some eyebrow-raising sex, obviously inspired by Antonioni, et al. Little story, lots of avant garde/graphic style, references to Pop-Art/Lichtenstein, comics, "Blow-Up" and other movies/the Viet Nam War/other issues of the day. Nice visuals/editing/soundtrack (which was remarkably clear in the print I just saw, supposedly soon to be out on DVD). At times notably innovative and fresh. A bit of a surprise ending. Wandering narrative, quick cuts, lots of color and gritty flair. Swinging London backdrop. In b/w and color.