Das Geheimnis der blutigen Lilie (1972)

Das Geheimnis der blutigen Lilie: Directed by Giuliano Carnimeo. With Edwige Fenech, George Hilton, Paola Quattrini, Giampiero Albertini. Having recently escaped the clutches of a hippie sex cult, a beautiful model is pursued by a serial killer whose previous victims include former occupants of her new apartment.

“Out of all the gialli I own, the Case of the Bloody Iris is the most fun to watch. It has a healthy dose of humour, great atmosphere, beautiful euro-babes, and a tight plot. Itu0026#39;s also extremely funky and stylish. A winner all the way.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eEdwige Fenech, one of the most jaw-droppingly gorgeous women ever to grace the screen, plays Jennifer, a model who moves into an apartment with her crazy model buddy. The problem is, someone in the building has a habit of killing models, and Jennifer and her pal are next up for a stabbing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYouu0026#39;ve got the classic giallo list of suspects, most of which spend their time drooling over Edwigeu0026#39;s body: the lesbian neighbour and her father, the old lady and her dark secret, the landlord and his fear of blood, Edwigeu0026#39;s ex-husband the cult leader. Plenty of inappropriate sexual advances follow, sometimes under the craziest of circumstances.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThrow in a couple of bumbling cops, some topless wrestling involving the also-gorgeous Carla Berle (Torso, Bronx Warriors), and the dizziest sidekick ever to appear in a giallo, and youu0026#39;ve got a great movie right there. Edwige, Carla and some other girls ainu0026#39;t too shy about showing off their assets either, if you know what Iu0026#39;m saying.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTop marks go to Edwigeu0026#39;s roommate, who has the best dialogue throughout the entire movie. Sheu0026#39;s possible my favourite Giallo character ever, what with her non-chalant attitude to everything. At one point she recreates on of the murders with ditsy glee – jumping out of a bath in the scud and shouting u0026quot;Iu0026#39;m a ghost!u0026quot;, which earns her a seventies slap in the gub.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGet it now – Academic, over serious, chin-strokers with no sense of irony need not apply.”