Short Night of Glass Dolls

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Short Night of Glass Dolls
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Directed by Aldo Lado
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  • Enzo Doria
  • Luciano Volpato
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Music by Ennio Morricone
Cinematography Giuseppe Ruzzolini
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Release dates
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  • 1971 (1971)
Running time
 92 minutes
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  • Italy
  • West Germany
Language Italian

Short Night of Glass Dolls is a 1971 Italian giallo film. It is the directorial debut of Aldo Lado and stars Ingrid Thulin, Jean Sorel and Barbara Bach. It was first released as La Corta notte delle bambole di vetro in Italy.

Plot

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The corpse of reporter Gregory Moore (Jean Sorel) is found in a Prague plaza and brought to the local morgue. But Moore is actually alive, trapped inside his dead body and desperately recalling how the mysterious disappearance of his beautiful girlfriend (Barbara Bach) led to a terrifying conspiracy of depravity. Can a reporter with no visible signs of life solve this perverse puzzle before he meets his ultimate deadline?

Cast

Reception

Alison Nastasi of Shock Till You Drop called it "nail-biting" and wrote, "Lado is at his best when Short Night of Glass Dolls confronts political and social unrest with nuanced symbolism."[1] Noel Murray of The A.V. Club wrote, "Short Night presages Eyes Wide Shut in its account of a man wandering through a shadow city while uncovering layers of sleaze, and the film's simple social metaphor, imaginative setpieces, and unsettling finale make it a prime example of diverting suspense."[2] Maitland McDonagh of TV Guide rated it 3/5 stars and called the ending "a genuine shocker".[3] Allmovie praised the film's use of tension as opposed to the gore and violence common to the subgenre.[4] Mike Long of DVD Talk called it "incredibly boring and poorly paced".[5]

DVD releases

The film was released on DVD by Blue Underground on February 26, 2008.[6]

References

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