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Short Night of Glass Dolls (Italian: La Corta notte delle bambole di vetro) is a 1971 Italian giallo film. It is the directorial debut of Aldo Lado and stars Ingrid Thulin, Jean Sorel and Barbara Bach.

Short Night of Glass Dolls
Italian film poster
Directed by	Aldo Lado
Written by	Aldo Lado Rüdiger von Spies[1] Uncredited: Ernesto Gastaldi
Produced by	Enzo Doria Dieter Geissler[2]
Starring	Ingrid Thulin Jean Sorel Mario Adorf Barbara Bach Fabijan Šovagović José Quaglio Piero Vida Relja Bašić Daniele Dublino
Cinematography	Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Edited by	Mario Morra
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Production companies	Doria G. Film Dunhill Cinematografica Jadran Film Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion
Distributed by	Overseas Film Company (Italy)[3] Cinerama Filmgesellschaft MBH (West Germany)[1]
Release dates	October 28, 1971 (1971-10-28) (Italy) May 30, 1972 (1972-05-30) (West Germany) [2]
Running time	92 minutes
Countries	Italy Yugoslavia West Germany
Language	Italian

Plot

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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. He begins to walk in through his mind. How Mira's sudden disappearance made the police to suspect him instead. He delves more & more into the matter & discovers a mysterious Klub99 which exteriorly practices music but interiorly more occultly sinister. He ends up visiting the club discretely & searches or at least tries to search every corner of the club. But Moore ultimately fails to search the very room where his missing girlfriend Mira's dead naked body is lying covered with flowers with her sightless eyes staring at the ceiling. As Moore leaves, the janitor of the club checks on Mira's body & praises how lovely she is even after death. Ultimately, the entire fact bounces right back at Moore which takes him to even a more sinister and shocking end.

Cast

• Ingrid Thulin – Jessica
• Jean Sorel – Gregory Moore
• Mario Adorf – Jacques Versain
• Barbara Bach – Mira Svoboda
• Fabijan Šovagović – Professor Karting
• José Quaglio – Valinski
• Relja Bašić – Ivan
• Piero Vida – Kommissar Kierkoff
• Daniele Dublino – Doctor

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."[4] 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."[5] Maitland McDonagh of TV Guide rated it 3/5 stars and called the ending "a genuine shocker".[6] AllMovie praised the film's use of tension as opposed to the gore and violence common to the subgenre.[7] Mike Long of DVD Talk called it "incredibly boring and poorly paced".[8]

DVD releases

The film was released on DVD by Blue Underground on February 26, 2008.[9]

References

External links

• Short Night of Glass Dolls at IMDb
• Short Night of Glass Dolls at Rotten Tomatoes

На других языках

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- [en] Short Night of Glass Dolls

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[ru] Короткая ночь стеклянных кукол

«Короткая ночь стеклянных кукол» (итал. La Corta notte delle bambole di vetro) — триллер 1971 года режиссёра Альдо Ладо.

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