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Solamente nero (Only Blackness), internationally released as The Bloodstained Shadow, is a 1978 Italian giallo film co-written and directed by Antonio Bido.[1] The film was referred to as "a fine example of a competent giallo, as it contains all of the requisite elements".[2] Paul Simpson wrote about the film: "The pacing goes awry, but Bido uses the unusual setting well and the murders are memorably gory."[3][4][5]

The Bloodstained Shadow
Blue Underground DVD cover
Directed by	Antonio Bido
Screenplay by	Marisa Andalò Antonio Bido Domenico Malan
Story by	Antonio Bido Domenico Malan
Cinematography	Mario Vulpiani
Edited by	Amedeo Giomini
Music by	Stelvio Cipriani Goblin
Distributed by	Anchor Bay Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
Release date	1978
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Plot

A mysterious stranger strangles a young girl in a field, and the murder goes unsolved. Years later, young Stefano (a college professor) returns home to Venice to visit his brother Don Paolo, a priest who has been ranting against the immoral people in his village...a group of ne'er-do-wells including a gambler, a pedophile/ Count, a fake medium, and an illegal abortionist. One by one, the sinners begin to get murdered, and Stefano tries to uncover the killer before he and his brother become victims themselves.[6] The killer's identity is linked to a child-like painting.

Cast

• Lino Capolicchio: Stefano D'Arcangelo
• Stefania Casini: Sandra Sellani
• Craig Hill: Don Paolo
• Massimo Serato: Count Mariani
• Juliette Mayniel: Miss Nardi
• Laura Nucci: Sandra's Mother-in-law
• Attilio Duse: Gasparre, the sacristan
• Gianfranco Bullo: Nardi's son
• Luigi Casellato: Signor Andreani
• Alfredo Zammi: Police Commissioner

References

External links

• The Bloodstained Shadow at IMDb

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