tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post3592608601661867101..comments2024-01-28T19:45:11.660-08:00Comments on At the Mansion of Madness: The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974)Giovanni Susinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-16667631095271628802011-04-27T13:07:17.826-07:002011-04-27T13:07:17.826-07:00Thanks mberry! I am truly flattered that you appr...Thanks mberry! I am truly flattered that you appreciated this write up. Everything else I’ve written can be found here on this site at the index of reviews tab under the header and at Italian Film Review http://www.italianfilmreview.com/. Agree with you that this movie has the potential for numerous interpretations likely different than mine, and I will be sure to check out the interview with Ms. Farmer you mentioned.Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-10760522586261063112011-04-27T12:29:00.019-07:002011-04-27T12:29:00.019-07:00A fascinating critique of a complex film that is s...A fascinating critique of a complex film that is seemingly an inexhaustible well of interpretations -- definitely makes me want to seek out and read more of your writings!<br /><br />Anyone with an interest in this genre, or in Mimsy Farmer's career, should seek out a copy of the current VIDEO WATCHDOG magazine, which features a new, lengthy, very in-depth interview with Ms. Farmer -- by far the most comprehensive interview she's ever done. This is a great time to be a fan of Italian horror!M F Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631471559842221854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-39934583233517364852011-04-24T01:06:45.428-07:002011-04-24T01:06:45.428-07:00Thank you for your kind words Amanda! I enjoyed r...Thank you for your kind words Amanda! I enjoyed reading your comment which stands alone as a very good critique of this film. Thank you for reading and hope you find much more enjoyment from this genre of film in the future.Giovanni Susinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03253382939348997303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2316228451187611813.post-20943941851830232902011-04-23T23:41:54.936-07:002011-04-23T23:41:54.936-07:00As always, your insight to the reviewed film is sp...As always, your insight to the reviewed film is spot-on. I, too, found the symbolism in this film both disturbing, and yet a very profound culmination of what human nature hides in all of us. <br /><br />Sylvia's slip into madness was gradual and obscure in the beginning, but by the end I think we all knew it was the only conclusion there could be. <br /><br />I appreciated the artistic story-play in this film. The mixture of innocence and madness within our heroine is what grabbed me from the beginning. <br /><br />At once we see a dedicated, focused woman, intent on her convictions and her career...then a dark past is revealed to us; one of torment, perversion, and darkness... Sylvia's decline is all too inevitable, but the spark of that decline, the catalyst, is totally un-forseen. <br /><br />New to this genre, I am grateful this was among my first examples of Barilli's work; I found it to be a brilliant and twisted insight into the darker side of the human psyche.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00909846342322379731noreply@blogger.com