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1970·Horror·1h 22m
7.0
A wealthy playboy gathers a group of bourgeois friends at his isolated beach house for a weekend of relaxation. When bodies start pilling up, they realize they’re trapped with a killer in their midst, sending them in a frenzy to figure out who amongst them is killing the others before they are killed next.
Directed by Mario Bava
suicide
murder
whodunit
voyeur
frozen body
lesbian
giallo

Cast

Ira von Fürstenberg
Ira von Fürstenberg
Trudy Farrell
Edwige Fenech
Edwige Fenech
Marie Chaney
Howard Ross
Howard Ross
Jack Davidson
Helena Ronee
Helena Ronee
Peggy Davidson
Teodoro Corrà
Teodoro Corrà
George Stark
Ely Galleani
Ely Galleani
Isabel
Mauro Bosco
Mauro Bosco
Charles
Maurice Poli
Maurice Poli
Nick Chaney
William Berger
William Berger
Prof. Gerry Farrell

Crew

Mario Bava
Mario Bava
Director
Piero Umiliani
Piero Umiliani
Original Music Composer
Mario Bava
Mario Bava
Editor
Mario Bava
Mario Bava
Director of Photography
Ira von Fürstenberg
Ira von Fürstenberg
Executive Producer
Mario Bava
Mario Bava
Additional Writing
Mario Bianchi
Mario Bianchi
Assistant Director

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Syd
Syd
Five Dolls for an August Moon
Special Movie for Halloween Day! 🎃✨️🧡> “I'm a dirty whore. That's why I'm taking a shower, at least now I'll be a clean whore.”
p.s. nah i don’t say this movie is bad, it’s still good to watch from Mario Bava movies, but Blood and Black Lace always be my top tier & watch this cause of my girl Edwige Fenech 🧡

it was dominating swirl of color, secrets, and seaside luxury, this movie stands as one of Mario Bava’s most visually striking yet narratively restrained works. set on a private island where a group of wealthy guests gather for a weekend of business and pleasure, things take a dark turn when greed, betrayal, and murder begin to surface and the gathering quickly spirals into a deadly game, where everyone hides a motive and no one can be trusted

i love how each frame glows with vivid 1970s style with sleek interiors, sunlit beaches, and that signature giallo color palette that makes even death look mesmerizing. the jazzy score by Piero Umiliani pulses through every scene, adding an ironic lightness to the growing tension

for me, it’s worth to watch guys, don’t worry. this is soo visually hypnotic, musically cool, but emotionally detached 🔥
Special Movie for Halloween Day! 🎃✨️🧡> “I'm a dirty whore. That's why I'm taking a shower, at least now I'll be a clean whore.”
p.s. nah i don’t say this movie is bad, it’s still good to watch from Mario Bava movies, but Blood and Black Lace always be my top tier & watch this cause of my girl Edwige Fenech 🧡

it was dominating swirl of color, secrets, and seaside luxury, this movie stands as one of Mario Bava’s most visually striking yet narratively restrained works. set on a private island where a group of wealthy guests gather for a weekend of business and pleasure, things take a dark turn when greed, betrayal, and murder begin to surface and the gathering quickly spirals into a deadly game, where everyone hides a motive and no one can be trusted

i love how each frame glows with vivid 1970s style with sleek interiors, sunlit beaches, and that signature giallo color palette that makes even death look mesmerizing. the jazzy score by Piero Umiliani pulses through every scene, adding an ironic lightness to the growing tension

for me, it’s worth to watch guys, don’t worry. this is soo visually hypnotic, musically cool, but emotionally detached 🔥
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Will Verbiest
Will Verbiest
Five Dolls for an August Moon
Jazzy giallo whodunnit from Mario Bava

Better as background vibes than trying to follow the plot
Jazzy giallo whodunnit from Mario Bava

Better as background vibes than trying to follow the plot
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Ben Griffin
Ben Griffin
Five Dolls for an August Moon
Yeah, didn’t care much for this one…
Yeah, didn’t care much for this one…
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Joao rodrigues
Five Dolls for an August Moon
It is kind of a standard Mario Bava giallo, but it still pretty fun. Isn’t particularly gory and doesn’t break the conventions of either the genre or Bava’s formalist style. It does have a really groovy feel to it though, that radiates through how meaningless all the characters are. I think the movie defines itself in the psychedelic sequence near the middle, that is a random shot of just characters on the couch. It’s good.
It is kind of a standard Mario Bava giallo, but it still pretty fun. Isn’t particularly gory and doesn’t break the conventions of either the genre or Bava’s formalist style. It does have a really groovy feel to it though, that radiates through how meaningless all the characters are. I think the movie defines itself in the psychedelic sequence near the middle, that is a random shot of just characters on the couch. It’s good.
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Nick
Nick
Five Dolls for an August Moon
such a fun score, the vibe was there

strong 6/10
such a fun score, the vibe was there

strong 6/10
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