SNAPSHOT OF A CRIME (1975) Mario Imperoli | Erna Schurer
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Erna
Schurer shines in Mario Imperoli's Exceptional Thriller
director:
Mario Imperoli (as Arthur Saxon)
starring: Erna Schurer · Monica Streibel · Luis Latore ·
Lorenzo Guerri · Claudio Bernabel
Director Mario Imperoli
was obsessed with the love-triangle story. Two of his better know films,
BLUE
JEANS and MY
WIFE HAS A BODY MADE FOR LOVE, also share the quirky menage-a-trois
theme. This story centers on Luca - an arrogant gigolo, weekend photographer
- who inexplicably gets dumped by his longtime girlfriend Mina. Luca is
heartbroken but he consoles himself by immediately picking up two beautiful
models, Stefania and Claudia. He takes the young women to a remote uninhabited
island-resort off the coast where they get involved with some deadly sado
sex and meanspirited rape games. Of course, much of the perverse stuff
is caught on camera. Luca's life becomes dangerously complicated when
Stefania disappears along with rolls of
undeveloped film. Claudia continues dating Luca but she demands to know
the whereabouts of her friend (claiming she can't function sexually without
Stefania). Before
long, Luca is being mysteriously blackmailed with the S&M photographs.
Had Mario Imperoli
lived, he would've evolved into one of the great Italian genre directors.
As it stands, his death (from a heart attack) at age 46 on Christmas Eve
in 1977 cut those expectations short. From 1970 through 1977, he delivered
only a handful of movies, with one more exceptional than the next.
An
Italian film with English subtitles; widescreen format, uncut version
(75 min.), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT, playable on any
American machine.
Sexual
Brutality/Violence/Rape/Nudity/Adult
Material:
Intended for Mature Audiences Only
