Torso (I corpi presentano tracce di violenza) (1973)

"What you see on the screen is not a work of abstract art. What you see are fragments of one of your classmates who was barbarically murdered."

Josh Lewis

Torso begins as we the voyeur gaze upon a couple making love overlaid with the sounds of a university art history lecture on the tensions between the dramatic and the aesthetic in the representation of suffering bodies during the Italian Renaissance, and how in the art of…

nathaxnne [goodbye <3]

Suzy Kendall has perfect eyes for a giallo film. So expressive and beautiful. I saw this years ago so revisiting the film was fun. Forgot many of the details. Watched the Blue Underground Blu-ray on the 3/5 and then the Arrow Blu-ray a couple of weeks later because I…

Sean Baker

The last time I watched this it on VHS in poor condition. I couldn’t tell how beautiful it was shot! The poor quality plus the abundance of nudity and gore made it seem kinda sleezy though I still enjoyed it I couldn’t appreciate it as much this time though it’s not…

Dyrnott

85 Torso is something special even before the final reel, as its balance of giallo and early Slasher make it a real trailblazer in horror history, but the third act is a Mountain-Peak of suspense. Sergio Martino succinctly strips the giallo down to its essence and…

SilentDawn

Spooktober IV: Morte all'italiana ...in which a kid yeetz to his death in one of the funniest death scenes in probably any giallo. So this is only my second Sergio Martino movie, and... yeah, there’s not much to say as I barely remember Your Vice Is Locked Room....…

Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine

Giallo in the streets, Slasher in the sheets.

CinemaVoid 🏴‍☠️

It would be much more satisfying if they didn't need a man to save the day, but this more than makes up for it by being one of the prettiest gialli I've seen (though that ain't sayin' much. I'm not as well versed as I ought to be). The beautiful opening sequence rolls into…

Sally Jane Black

all you can eat giallo slasher feat. creative camerawork in every second corner, fine editing, tons of beautiful italian women and a great new tune every 20 minutes. good debaucherous times.

shookone