अपनी भाषा में प्लॉट जोड़ेंAfter a businessman's unfaithful wife is seemingly killed in a car accident, he is led by several unscrupulous characters to believe that she is actually alive.After a businessman's unfaithful wife is seemingly killed in a car accident, he is led by several unscrupulous characters to believe that she is actually alive.After a businessman's unfaithful wife is seemingly killed in a car accident, he is led by several unscrupulous characters to believe that she is actually alive.
- Policeman
- (बिना क्रेडिट के)
- Horserace Spectator
- (बिना क्रेडिट के)
- Edgar Wallace
- (आर्काइव फ़ूटेज)
- (German version)
- (वॉइस)
- (बिना क्रेडिट के)
फ़ीचर्ड समीक्षाएं
If you are used to Kinski hamming it up in a Herzog epic, his role here is a revelation. As a London millionaire who may or may not have murdered his lesbian wife, he is so subtle and ambiguous, so - dare I say it? - restrained that he keeps us guessing right up until the last few seconds. Seeing her 'come back to life' in a porno film (shot after her death) Kinski's face takes on a haunted look that outdoes all his raving, eye-rolling and tooth-gnashing in more famous roles.
Proof, if proof were needed, that director Riccardo Freda was not just a great unsung visual stylist, but a maestro of mood and suspense. Imagine a Chabrol or Hitchcock with the eye of a Renaissance painter, and you come close to the splendours of this film. So exquisite in its visual detail that its minor flaws - i.e. blatantly fake model car wrecks; continuity howlers such as Kinski walking bareheaded through Soho, then sitting in a nightclub with his hat on - simply evaporate before our eyes.
Oh, and I even like the tacky Italian pop ballad that keeps recurring as a 'clue' - to oddly chilling effect. So perhaps I'm just a sucker for this type of film.
David Melville
Fugly Klaus Kinski isn't too happy that his wife hates him and clearly parades her lesbian lover in front of him all the time, which makes him the prime suspect when the car she's in crashes and explodes. The real question is, Klaus hated his wife, but is he the one that killed her? We follow our subdued Klaus around London as he searches hippy filled freak out dens looking for answers.
It's in one of these stinking holes full of unemployable idealistic morons that Klaus discovers his wife starring in some sort of porno film. Her face is covered, but a scar on her neck and a distinctive ring are enough proof for Klaus. He hooks up with a hippy chick to continue his search and gets a good kicking in a porn studio for his trouble. However, as shifty as Klaus looks, someone else may be up to something - why else would Klaus be being drugged?
We get a calmer Klaus here, but you still get the usual traits from him too - staring, glowering, looking etc. Nothing is quite revealed until the end so feel free to nap through some of the film - I had a feeling I did, and didn't seem to miss anything either. This isn't the best Riccardo Fredda film - If you want giallo, try his incredibly daft and enjoyable Iguana With the Tongue of Fire and if you want horror, my preference is the Ghost. Boob fans however will not feel let down by this one.
In an alternative universe, Klaus Kinski would have been the ideal actor to play Mark E Smith of The Fall.
Such as Nudity and Drugs, coupled with Outrageous Hair and Clothes Styles.
Klaus Kinski, in a Tempered Role, is Involved with His Wife, a Rich Heiress, and Her Sudden and Tragic Death by Sabotage.
It Sends Him to the London "Underground" Scene and Assorted Characters such as Models and Pornographers.
Typical "Who-Done-It" Plot is Ramped by some Beautiful Cinematography and a Neo-Noir Feel.
It also Employs Modern Tropes of Italian and German Cinema Packaged for an International Market.
It's a Great Film to Look At and Kinski, as always, is an Intriguing Screen Presence.
The Story has some Flow-Problems as the Plot gets Complex but Nevertheless is a Good Example of B-Movie Making in the "Times That Were A Changin".
It's an old-school, late-sixties giallo, not a lot of sex and violence, more of a psychological thriller in the Hitchcock vein. While there are some interesting twists and turns, and the direction and acting are pretty good, it just misses the mark due to several issues.
First and foremost, Kinski just isn't right as 'the good guy'. He's a very good actor, but he's well-known for playing creepy characters, especially in the Edgar Wallace krimi films, the predecessors to the gialli. This character needed us to find him likeable and to care, but Kinski's strength isn't his charm and empathy, it's his intensity and anger.
In terms of craft, the photography is quite good, except that silly scene in the snow, which really should have been cut. Sometimes effects don't work. The acting and directing were competent.
The script is another weak point. They should have spent more time making us believe the relationship was authentic and they loved each other, so we'd believe his obsession with finding out if she was still alive. There are quite a few nothing conversations that could have added to the character development. The police investigation and red herrings could have been more fleshed out.
Really, they did a pretty good job overall, considering how quickly and cheaply they pumped these films out. But a bit more time on the script and a different casting choice would have made this one really sing.
I really think "Double Face" fits neatly into this second giallo-category, although admittedly the trademarks are turned upside down. Here, it's the male protagonist - Klaus Kinski - who's being cheated on by his wife (with another woman, moreover) and driven insane. It's a highly unusual role for Kinski, but he's absolutely splendid as John Alexander who suspects that his wife Liz still hangs out in sex clubs and appears in pornographic movies, even though she supposedly died in a horrible car accident. The plot is a little thin to full a complete film with, so "Double Face" is overall rather dull and contains too much pointless padding footage. The climax is tense and fairly surprising, though, and the cast is full of beautiful people! Kinski's charisma and grimaces are indescribable, and the male spectators are spoiled with no less than three gorgeous women: Christiane Krüger, Annabella Incontrera and Margaret Lee. If you're still not convinced, I can also add that the idea for the story comes from the almighty Lucio Fulci! Check it out, Italian cult-cinema lovers!
On a less relevant note: watching the DVD-version that I own was an adventure to itself. It was a restored version, so poor quality footage constantly interchanged with high quality images, and the spoken language randomly switched back and forth between English, German and French.
क्या आपको पता है
- ट्रिवियाThough not an adaption of original material by Edgar Wallace, this film was advertised in Germany as part of the famous Edgar Wallace Series. It was such a huge flop that the producers at Rialto Film decided to delay any future plans to do further Wallace films. Due to the great success of Dario Argento's L'uccello dalle piume di cristallo (1970), which was advertised as an adaption of a story by Wallace's son Bryan Edgar Wallace, Rialto's series re-started in 1971.
- गूफ़Worst Dubbing Ever! Voices are heard on the audio while the actors are seen to be silent on screen, then flapping their mouths soundlessly on screen to silence in the audio.;
- भाव
Liz: I knew your plan wouldn't work! You son of a bitch! If it wasn't for the inspector he would have killed me! And all because you wanted to grab your stepdaughter's money and become the real head of the company! Damn you! I told you you couldn't make this work!
Mr. Brown: You slut! I knew I couldn't trust you!
- इसके अलावा अन्य वर्जनNudity removed for US television screenings not restored to video. Rerelease in France had new sex footage featuring Alice Arno added.
- कनेक्शनEdited from Der Mann mit dem Glasauge (1969)
- साउंडट्रैकNon Dirmi Una Bugia
(Don't Tell Me a Lie)
Written by Nora Orlandi (uncredited)
Sung by Nora Orlandi (as Silvie St Laurent)
टॉप पसंद
- How long is Double Face?Alexa द्वारा संचालित
विवरण
- चलने की अवधि1 घंटा 28 मिनट
- ध्वनि मिश्रण
- पक्ष अनुपात
- 1.85 : 1