Sweets from a Stranger (1987)

Sweets from a Stranger (1987). 1h 31m | Not Rated

“A killer is targeting the prostitutes in an Italian city. Anxiety and anguish among them. To face this threat they unite themselves to elaborate a protection strategy and also to find out who the killer is.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Caramelle da uno sconosciutou0026quot; (Sweets from a Stranger) has a different and interesting story. Usually in the gialli the prostitutes are just very secondary characters – women you see in the night in lonely places (roads, parks etc..) standing by the fire to get warm. Sometimes one of them gets killed, but thatu0026#39;s part of their business (!) In u0026quot;Caramelle da uno sconosciutou0026quot; the prostitutes are the protagonists of the film. But those expecting a pure thriller will be surely disappointed. u0026quot;Caramelle da uno sconosciutou0026quot; mixes stylishly-filmed murder scenes with comedy, social commentary, bits of drama and even romanticism. Thereu0026#39;s a good soundtrack and a beautiful song underlines some scenes of the film. The film is uneven – what links everything together is the humanity and warmth present in the film. The acting and the filmu0026#39;s scenes feel spontaneous.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Caramelle da uno sconosciutou0026quot; is a strange film that itu0026#39;s hard to label. It has many giallo elements, but itu0026#39;s also quite funny (and sometimes moving). A song, a video clip, and a message (?). Anyway the film is a real u0026quot;stravaganzau0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRecommended for those looking for something different.”