Autopsy (1975 film)
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5.9/10 Letterboxd Cinematography Carlo Carlini Release date 1975 (1975) Producer Leo Pescarolo | 5.9/10 IMDb Edited by Daniele Alabiso Initial release 1974 Music director Ennio Morricone Written by Armando Crispino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Similar The Etruscan Kills Again, The Perfume of the Lady i, Frankenstein ‑ Italian Style, Four Flies on Grey Velvet, The Hateful Eight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Autopsy (original Italian title Macchie solari, also known as The Victim and Corpse) is a 1975 Italian giallo-horror film directed by Armando Crispino. It achieved a cult status for its truculent morgue scenes. The Italian title translates as Sunspots.
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Storyline:
The opening credits of this Italian shocker from Armando Crispino have barely rolled when we witness a rash of terrifying random suicides, an epidemic believed to be caused by Sunspots. Troubled morgue placement student Simona (Mimsy Farmer) is confronted nightly with the bloody end results of these. After experiencing a terrifying hallucination in the morgue, she meets Betty, who seems to be romantically involved with Simona’s ageing, roister-doistering playboy father, Lello (Carlo Cattaneo). The next morning Betty is found on the beach with her brains blown out, an apparent suicide. After the building attendant meets a similar fate, it appears that someone is taking advantage of this sunspot suicide outbreak as a handy cover for a few well-placed murders – but who, and why? And how are Betty’s brother Father Lenox (USTV actor Barry Primus), ostensibly there to bring the murderer of his sister to justice, and her boyfriend Riccardo (Eurocult legend Ray Lovelock) involved?
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Critical reception
Allmovie wrote, "This creepy whodunit [...] offers a few chills but is ultimately unsatisfying."
Rob Talbot reviews the film, saying "You really do wonder what you’ve let yourself for when this one kicks off, but it’ll certainly make you sit up and pay attention, whether you love or hate it."