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Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971)Short Night of Glass Dolls Blu-ray delivers great video and audio in this excellent Blu-ray releaseThe corpse of reporter Gregory Moore (Jean Sorel of LIZARD IN A WOMAN'S SKIN) 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 of THE SPY WHO LOVED ME) 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? Ingrid Thulin (THE DAMNED, SALON KITTY) co-stars in this unusual and startling giallo (also known as PARALYZED and MALASTRANA) that marked the debut of writer/director Aldo Lado (WHO SAW HER DIE?) and features a superb score by the legendary Ennio Morricone.For more about Short Night of Glass Dolls and the Short Night of Glass Dolls Blu-ray release, see published by Jeffrey Kauffman on December 26, 2018 where this Blu-ray release scored 4.0 out of 5.Director:Writers:,Starring:,Producers:,». Short Night of Glass Dolls Blu-ray ReviewReviewed by, December 26, 2018One of the more potentially horrifying uses of a botanical in the history of medical science was the not all that long ago utilization of curare, theoftendeadly poisonous paralytic agent that is frequently mentioned in terms of 'poison tipped arrows'.
Kind of amazingly, at least to those who tend todelight in the 'miracle' of modern medicine, curare was routinely used as a muscle relaxant in both surgeries and even electroshock therapy asrecently as the mid-20th century. I cameacross the use of curare in my research on classic actress Frances Farmer, where it was clearly listed as being administered to patients about toundergo electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). When I first published my article about Farmer many decades ago, one of the more 'energetic'responses I received was from a gentleman who foundthe whole idea of a paralytic poison being used in such circumstances patently ridiculous, something he felt 'obviously' disproved other elementsofmy research. That said, not only has the use of curare been widely documented, at least in the internet age that grew after my article first sawthe light of day, I also had the unique opportunity of being invited to meet with one of the'fathers of ECT' in the United States, who confirmed that curare was indeed regularly used for electric shock therapy patients in the early days ofthat'technology'.
One of the frightening things about curare that ended up being disclosed in its use in actual surgeries, however, is that when it wasusedalone, itdid absolutely nothing to abate pain, it simply made the patients unable to respond to it, since they were completely paralyzed. Luckily, betteragentshave been discovered and/or manufactured in the meantime, but for those wanting a cinematic treatment of what being hopelessly paralyzed whiledoctors poke and prod an apparently lifeless body might be like, Short Night of Glass Dolls might provide ample documentation.In a weird kind of way, Short Night of Glass Dolls plays a bit like an analog to the classic noir, perhaps even more so than the film that is referenced in the commentary included on this track,. Commentators David Del Valle and Matteo Molinariunderstandably draw a parallel between the 'plights' of Joe Gillis in the Billy Wilder film and reporter Gregory Moore (Jean Sorel) in ShortNight ofGlass Dolls, since both are writers who are found (ostensibly) dead as each film opens, and who each offer some piquant narration along theway as a series of flashbacks unfold. But much as with D.O.A., Short Night of Glass Dollsactually details a whodunit aspect, while Sunset Boulevard of course doesn't really have a similar underpinning, or at least such a majorfocus.What also unites D.O.A. And Short Night of Glass Dolls is that the hero in each film has been poisoned and is trying to figure outboth why and by whom, though in the case of the filmunder review, he is incapacitated, under the sway of some kind of drug that has made him appear to be dead to everyone examining hissupposed corpse.In what might be thought of as the cinematic equivalent of a nesting doll, the 'hook' of Gregory Moore's predicament initially takes a back seat toanother mystery as Moore's memories start unspooling, namely the puzzling disappearance of Moore's gorgeous girlfriend Mira Svoboda(Barbara Bach). Co-writer and director Aldo Lado offer an early seventies Prague that seems almost as decadent as the Berlin of (Ingmar Bergman alum Ingrid Thulin shows up as afriend of Gregory's and for a moment I almost thought she was going to break into a song and dance routine, a la her erstwhile Bergman cohortLiv Ullmann in the recently reviewed.) There's also a rather interesting political subtext runningthrough the flashback sequences that gives the story a unique flavor.
The pointed if subtextual skewering of Prague's Communism may remindsome of similar shaded criticism of religion, notably Catholicism, in such gialli as.As Del Valle and Molinari address in their commentary, even considering Short Night of Glass Dolls as a 'true' giallo mayengender certain stumbling blocks, and the film in fact eschews any number of what are considered to be 'essential' tropes of the genre. Instead,there's a really disturbing psychological element at play in the film, one that tips over into what is probably more of a traditional horror ambiencein the closing moments. Interestingly, there was a long ago television outing that had a somewhat similar conceit to the main gimmick of this film,and it was a television outing with one very memorable (if brief) piece of casting.
The very first season of had a neat little episode named 'Breakdown' with Joseph Cottenas the victim of a car accident who was still alive yet completely paralyzed and unable to communicate and therefore assumed to be dead. Theepisode is on one of the DVD collections of the series, and for those interested, pay attention to one of the road crew who finds Cotten: it's noneother than future producing giant Aaron Spelling, in one of his early acting performances. Short Night of Glass Dolls is presented on Blu-ray with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 2.34:1. The film has received a couple of otherglobal releases, one from for the UnitedKingdom market, and another German Blu-ray release from that Svet reviewed several years ago. I don't have either of these releases to do a side by side comparison, but based solely on ascreenshot comparison (always a bit risky, of course), it looks like this release can vary a bit in terms of brightness from the Camera Obscura release,but the palette looks similar if not downright identical. Detail levels are excellent throughout the presentation, with elements like the downy fine hairson faces clearly visible even in less than optimal lighting, and elements like the textures on fabrics of costumes and upholstery looking nicely preciseand problem free. As Svet mentioned in his review, there are some slight density fluctuations (I noticed some ina few establishing shots), but there is no really major damage of any kind.
Grain resolves naturally throughout, and there are no issues with digitaltweaking that I spotted. This will be a rather harrowing picture for those who put themselves in Gregory's shoes (and/or paralyzed feet), though the film's vignette drivenflashback style means that momentum can kind of stumble now and again. Gialli fans may not in fact want to even consider this as a 'real'giallo, but it's still a rather riveting experience, and the finale, while arguably on the Grand Guignol side, is extremely memorable. While it'sgreat that this release includes Ennio Morricone's score as an isolated track and also features a very enjoyable commentary track, the Camera Obscurarelease that Svet reviewed looks like it had substantially more plentiful bonus content, so those with region free players may want to consider thatversion.
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United Arab Emirates. The corpse of reporter Gregory Moore (Jean Sorel of LIZARD IN A WOMAN'S SKIN) 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 of THE SPY WHO LOVED ME) 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? Ingrid Thulin (THE DAMNED, SALON KITTY) co-stars in this unusual and startling giallo (also known as PARALYZED.
The corpse of reporter Gregory Moore (Jean Sorel of LIZARD IN A WOMAN'S SKIN) 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 of THE SPY WHO LOVED ME) 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? Ingrid Thulin (THE DAMNED, SALON KITTY) co-stars in this unusual and startling giallo (also known as PARALYZED and MALASTRANA) that marked the debut of writer/director Aldo Lado (WHO SAW HER DIE?) and features a superb score by the legendary Ennio Morricone.Director:Writers:,Starring:,Producers:,».