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More than anything, 1973's "The Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll" seems to pose the question "Can a film be called a giallo if it was not made in Italy?" Well, since this Spanish picture has every attribute of a classic giallo except the Italian soundtrack, let's just say the answer is yes, call it an "amarillo" and move on! This film was my first introduction to the huge oeuvre of the late Spanish horror icon Paul Naschy, an actor/writer/director/producer who in this film contented himself with merely being the lead man. Here he plays Gilles, a likable ex-con in northern France who signs on as handyman at the run-down estate of three very unusual and beautiful sisters: Claude, who is aloof and sports a burnt arm and prosthetic hand; Nicole, a redheaded nymphomaniac; and Ivette, an embittered, wheelchair-bound invalid. When a crazed psycho killer starts slaying women in the area and plucking out their baby blues, Gilles is automatically deemed suspect No. 1. But is he really the guilty party? Anyway, this amarillo, directed by Carlos Aured, provides giallo fans with all the requisite elements they have come to expect. It features any number of grisly and murderous set pieces (although the actual butchering of a pig may be the hardest thing to look at), stylish direction from Aured, some pleasing flashes of nudity courtesy of Eva Leon as the lusty Nicole, and an alternately sprightly and sinuous jazz score from Juan Carlos Calderon that should stick in your head for days. Typical for a giallo, red herrings abound, but the story ultimately manages to cohere very well and make perfect sense, unlike a lot of other gialli that I have seen. You may even be able to figure out the murderer in this one; as usual, the ending came as a complete surprise for me. And I must say that that ending is as pleasingly sick as any viewer could want. "Have a horrible time...and have fun," Naschy urges us during this film's introduction, and a fun time will certainly be had by all genre fans with this one. Oh...the DVD in question here, from the fine folks at Deimos, looks fantastic, is excellently subtitled and comes with some nice extras, too. Gracias, guys!

Spanish Giallo in Italian style with Naschy as ex-convict and accused as psycho-killer and rapist . It's packed with fetishism killings on blue-eye women , claustrophobic sets , mysterious suspects , and rare characters . This thrilling film deals with Gilles (Paul Naschy or Jacinto Molina , here as Iberian sex-symbol) who seeks job and Claude (Diana Lorys) a beautiful woman with orthopedic hand offers him employment as handyman . Claude lives along with her two sisters , Nicole(Eva Leon) a gorgeous nymphomaniac and Ivette ( Maria Perschy) who is wheel-bound, . Gilles's arrival originates a terrible drama among them . The best friend of the family is the doctor (Eduardo Calvo) who cares of Ivette along with a nurse named Michelle (Ines Morales) . After that , on the Angers (France) county occurs various deaths who belong to blue-eyes and blonde hair girls , furthermore their eyes are pulled off. The gendarme named Pierre (Antonio Pica) to investigate the case of the killing series that have been committed by an ominous murderer and discovers Gillian actually is Alain Dupre a dangerous criminal , imprisoned for rape . The psycho-killer murders his victims cruelly by means of slashing , knife and axing . There are several suspicious , who's the killer ? .

This is a Spanish Gialli in low budget about 8.000 Euros and filmed in Navarra and Torrelodones (Madrid) . It contains suspense , tension , whodunit , plot twists and lots of blood and guts with abundant sensationalistic scenes and a Naif style. The movie has a bit of ridiculous gore with loads of blood similar to tomato . B-entertainment with a fairly suspenseful and horrifying story in which a killer series undergoes a criminal spree by means of slitting , decapitation and other brutal executions . Typical Spanish touches as the pig slaughter , the tractor and ordinary Spanish Bar , in spite of French setting is completely shot in Spain . This tale about a suspicious ex-con and a malevolent murderous begins well and grows more and more until the exciting and twisted finale in which we figure out the nasty guilty . There is another double version that packs nudism in charge of Eva Leon, Diana Lorys and other women , as there are gratuitous nudism and top-less . Lots of blood and gore and throat slitting in several images that impacted the viewers for that time . The film follows the Dario Argento wake from his early period when he made Gialli-classics as as ¨Four flies on grey velvet , The cat with nine tails and The bird with the crystal plumage ¨ . Nice cinematography in correct remastering by Francisco Sanchez and shot on location Pamplona and the mansion of Naschy's parents. Ample support cast , usual of Eurotrah as Maria Perschy ,Antonio Pica and Luis Ciges ,Eduardo Calvo , both of whom habitual of Jacinto Molina films . Anti-climatic and unappropiated musical score by Juan Carlos Calderon . The late Naschy was a good professional , writing, filmmaking and acting about hundred titles , mainly in terror genre. ¨House of doom or House of psychotic women¨ is written by Molina along with 21 screenplays as ¨Mark of Wolfman¨, ¨Night of Walpurgis¨, ¨Vengeance of the mummy¨, ¨Licantropo¨, among them . He directed 13 films as ¨The Cantabros¨, ¨Return of Wolfman¨, ¨The Beast and the magic sword¨ and many others. This slasher motion picture is professionally directed by Carlos Aured , a slick craftsman who directed all kind of genres, especially Erotic and Terror for Paul Naschy as ¨Horror rises from tomb¨¨¨Vengeance of the mummy¨ and , ¨Return of Walpurgis¨ . The picture will appeal to Paul Naschy fans and Giallo buffs .

While many of the Italian gialli have been co-produced with Spanish money, this movie is maybe the only real "pure" Spanish giallo - with Paul Naschy playing the most impressive role of his career. His character is a ex-convict who comes to a small town. He gets a job in a big house inhabited by three women who all seem to suffer from severe psychological problems (they are not psychotic, however, even though the American title "House of Psychotic Women" suggests so). Worst of all, a killer stalks the young women in the neighborhood and steals their eyeballs (eyeballs again... films like "The Headless Eyes" and "Gatti Rossi in un Labirinto di Vetro" come in mind).

No wonder that Naschy's character becomes soon a main suspect, even though the policemen of the small town don't know that he's an ex-convict. Naschy's portrayal of the hapless man is more tragic and sympathetic than all his portrayals of wolfman Waldemar Daninsky, the role he repeated playing throughout most of his acting career.

The movie is very low-budget but nevertheless quite thrilling, and the revealing of the killer's identity at the end is at least as surprising as in your typical eerie Italian giallo. Highly recommended to all those who love this kind of stuff and European horror cinema in general.

Certain movies put you at ease and make you feel confident right from the first sequences. "Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll" opens with moody and enchanting yet remotely ominous musical tunes as Paul Naschy is drifting across a remote and desolate countryside. If you're into 70's and European-made exploitation movies, you know right away this is the ideal intro for a film like this. Naschy – the star and writer and director of numerous movies like this – plays an ex-convict arriving in a secluded house occupied by three eccentric and suspiciously behaving sisters. One is lustful and promptly shows a sexual interest in the new arrival, the second one is wheelchair bound and remains out of sight and the oldest sister (with an impressively mutilated arm) is the bossy and arrogant leader of the pack. With the arrival of yet another ravishing woman – a private nurse to look after the ill sister – Gilles is completely surrounded by lurid women that may not be as defenseless and innocent as they look. One of the more apt and enticing titles of this movie is "House of Psychotic Women"; which gives a slightly more accurate though sadly exaggerated indication of what to expect. Or at least what to expect during the first half! Parallel with the sexual escapades in the mansion, there's a sadistic killer on the loose in town, exclusively prowling for girls with blond hair and bright blue eyes that he/she cuts out and collects in a jar. The perverted killer sub plot, with its vile gore and misogynist violence, makes "Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll" also qualify as a bona fide Giallo next to being a sleazy early 70's Euro-sexploitation feature. It's not the greatest Giallo, since the relevance of the murders in connection with the events at the mansion remains too vague and develops quite late, but it does guarantee a suspenseful and blood-soaked third act. Like the case with so many movies in this genre, it's far more amusing if you don't even bother paying attention to the complete absence of logic and coherence. Enjoy the bloodshed, the fantastic score (courtesy of Juan Carlos Calderón), Naschy's testosterone-laden charisma, the sickening killings and – of course – the various offerings of gratuitous nudity!

Since I have been a great fan of the late Spanish Horror/Exploitation legend Paul Naschy for many years now, and the Italian Giallo is (along with Gothic Horror) my favorite Horror/Suspense sub-genre, I have long been anticipating this film which is a Spanish Giallo starring Naschy. And I was not at all disappointed when I finally saw "Los Ojos Azules De La Muñeca Rota" aka. "Blue Eyes of a Broken Doll" (1973) recently, as this weird, sleazy and brutal little film truly delivers what we Naschy fans want to see. Directed by Carlos Aured, who, in the same year 1973, made two other, more widely known films starring (and co-written by) Naschy, "El Espanto Surge De La Tumba" ("Horror Rises From The Tomb") and "El Retorno De Walpurgis" ("Curse of the Devil"/"Return of the Werewolf"), "Blue Eyes of a Broken Doll" is a film that no Naschy fan should consider missing.

Naschy plays Gilles, an ex con, who gets employed as a handyman in a mansion owned by three very dissimilar sisters, Claude (Dina Lorys) who has a heavily scarred arm, the gorgeous nymphomaniac Nicole (Eva Léon), and the wheel-chair-bound Michelle (Inés Morales). Needless to say that he soon gets sexually involved with more than one of them. Around the same time, an unknown maniac is stalking the area, killing merely blonde teenage girls, and cutting out their blue eyes...

Though the plot may not always be logical (for ingeniously complex plotting, watch Italian Gialli from around the same time), it is wonderfully demented and the atmosphere is creepy from start to finish. The murders are gory and genuinely sadistic, and since this is a Naschy flick it is needless to say that there is sleaze and gratuitous female nudity (especially from the yummy Eva Léon). Naschy's charisma and unique screen-presence is great as always. Dina Lorys, Eva Léon and Inés Morales are great as the three sisters. Most of the films this great Spanish Horror icon was part of may not be masterpieces, but they are all entertaining, and have a certain inimitable charm that can only be found in Naschy films. Overall, this Spanish film may not be the prime example of brilliantly convoluted Giallo-plotting, but it is creepy, atmospheric, sleazy and incredibly entertaining stuff that none of my fellow Paul Naschy fans could possibly afford to miss! 7.5/10

Gilles (Paul Naschy) takes a job on a farm with three sisters, one (Eva León) of whom is trying very hard to get next to him. To complicate matters, a new nurse (Inés Morales) arrives to take care of one of the sisters, and she is very attractive.

Nicole (León) manages to bed him first, only to get locked in her room at night by her hateful older sister Claude (Diana Lorys) But, it isn't long before he Claude in bed.

Meanwhile, someone is killing women and stealing their eyes.

Suspicion falls on Gilles after it is found that he is an ex-con. But is he guilty? A fascinating Spanish giallo that will keep you guessing.

Oh yes, you have got those people who adore and who hate Paul Naschy. And he's in this flick. I still don't know what to think of him, obvious is that he still can't act in this film, it's just that he's watching for his cues or something especially when he's making love to the girls. The movie itself is a typical who done it in a giallostyle. What annoyed me the most was the use of a stupid score sometimes, made me think of those cheap porn flicks. But when the killings starts they use "Frere Jacob" and that gives the movie a special atmosphere. It isn't bloody, and when the killings happens it's bad acting, watch the girl die in the barn, her eyes flicker when the blood is dropping on her face, don't think you do that when they slash you, and when she dies she looking were to lay down and die. Paul too, when he's running for the cops, the shooting is ridiculous, the bear trap to say the least, anyway. It could have been better done, the three sisters are okay and give a good performance. It's the storyline that made me give this flick a 5. Easy to catch this one full uncut, wondering what the cut version was like, it's never messy or bloody, maybe they cut out the nudity scenes. Anyway, if you can see the broken doll, give me a call.

Gilles (Paul Naschy) is a convict on the run, he has bad dreams that he at one point strangled women to death, he is unsure as to whether or not they did or did not happen. Travelling through France he is hired as a handyman at a country house where three beautiful but very different sisters live. One is wheelchair bound, due to psychological issues and is constantly attended by the family doctor, another has a false arm and is afraid men will not like her, the third is a nymphomaniac who immediately sets her sights on Gilles. When women begin to get brutally murdered in the area, the local Gendarme naturally believe the suspicious new guy in town, Gilles, is a suspect.

Decent Giallo, where the killer preys on women with blue eyes, gouging them out after killing them (Hence the title) In classic Giallo style, Aured succeeds in keeping the identity of the killer secret while throwing suspicion on everyone, while also keeping up a fair tempo of sexual goings on at the house. There's the usual misogynistic stuff you might expect, along with some daft plot set up's, like the blonde girl who decides to take a short cut through the cemetery while there's a killer on the loose, but if you can ignore these points, its not a bad film. There is a moment just before the final reveal of the killer, where we are left briefly with no legitimate suspects, to me this was the place to end the film, but that's just my personal taste for vague endings.

This is an above average Spanish made giallo with odd characters and atmosphere. The plot begins when ex-convict Paul Naschy comes to a small town and finds work as the caretaker of a desolate house owned by three sisters. Soon after, the town is plagued by a series of killings, the victims of which are all girls with blonde hair and blue eyes. The mystery behind these murders then unwinds from there.

Los ojos azules de la muneca rota contains all the elements of a good giallo. It has strange characters, including Paul Naschy who experiences eerie flashbacks and the three sisters he works for, whom all suffer from some form of psychosis. This movie has some very suspenseful and brutal murder scenes as well, including a nasty killing with a small garden rake. The plot, too, is excellent and filled with countless twists. Just when it seems to not make any sense it suddenly does. This film also boasts a truly bizarre atmosphere that cannot really be described but stems partially from the fact that there are no typically normal characters anywhere in the film and, at times, things seem to be happening for no particular reason.

Overall, this is a fine giallo that has all the essential components of the genre and, with its strange atmosphere, manages to be slightly different.

An ex-convict, troubled by dreams that he strangles women, is hired as the caretaker on an estate owned by three very strange sisters. Soon after his arrival, a serial killer begins slaughtering blonde, blue-eyed women - and leaving their eyeballs in a bowl of water.

This film was co-written by Naschy and director Carlos Aured, allegedly loosely based on a true story of a doctor in the 1800s. Naschy himself felt that this was "the best film of those directed by Carlos Aured." Although many notable actors appear, one of the more interesting is Pilar Bardem. Today, she is less known for her own work than for being the mother of an even more successful actor: Javier Bardem. Diana Lorys appears and has the distinction of having been in Jess Franco's "The Awful Dr. Orlof" (1962), which is widely considered the first Spanish horror film.

The style and themes fit into the giallo subgenre, with an appropriate title to match. Purists may say that gialli can only be Italian, but can a genre really be language or country specific? We even have the killer with the dark gloves and a sharp weapon -- some sort of gardening tool. We also have a theme of claustrophobia and confinement, which plays out with the house being a prison without bars.

Like an good giallo, there are also a multitude of suspects. Naschy named his character Gilles as a nod to serial killer Gilles de Rais, which instantly makes him a suspect by connotation. But he is far from the only one, especially considering the killer uses gardening tools and there is, in fact, a very suspicious gardener lurking around.

Sam Sherman founded Independent-International Pictures, which is today best known for distributing the Z-grade movies of Al Adamson. But Sherman also brought "Blue Eyes" to the United States, cut some offensive footage out, and retitled it "House of Psychotic Women", the title it was eventually known as on the home video market, as well. Strangely enough, Naschy and Aured apparently started to use the new title, despite having no say in its change.

On the Scream Factory Blu-ray (as part of their Paul Naschy set), we get an excellent commentary from the fine folks at NaschyCast. Most interesting is their reference in the commentary to author Kier-La Janisse, who has really become a rising star in the horror world in the last five years (2012-2017). Of course, the Blu-ray has all the "offensive" footage intact, including the scene of a pig being slaughtered.

(1974) Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll/ Los ojos azules de la muñeca rota DUBBED CRIME THRILLER

Co-written and directed by Carlos Aured that has Gilles (Paul Naschy also credited as co-writer) as hitchhiker/ drifter searching for work. He then stops at a diner and asks the lady, Caroline (Pilar Barden) at the counter for a sandwich and drink before he asks her about employment around the area. She does not tell him anything and he decides to hitchhike a little further up the hill where the driver who drove him to the diner suggested him to go. And by the time it got dark as he is hitchhiking toward up the hill, a vehicle is approaching him and she decides to pick him up. And upon him entering into her vehicle, viewers notice that her arm is a little deformed, so she decides to cover it up. We find out her name is Claude (Diana Lorys) and she offers him to work as caretaker for her and her two sisters of Nicole (Eva Leon) and her other sister who is wheelchair bound, Ivette (Maria Perschy). On the following day, Ivette's doctor shows up, Dr. Laoure (Eduardo Calvo) giving instructions to the new nurse, Michelle Brute (Ines Morales) on handling Ivette's condition. And throughout the entire movie, Giles is not exactly honest about himself either as he at times experiences flashbacks about him choking a woman, we find out later that lady was ridiculing him, and that he was a former inmate that his actual name was Alan Dupree.

And as soon as the movie revealed who the killer was it made even less sense for it is one of those movies where the killer himself can be at so many places at once, and at the most convenient of times.

Paul Naschy's horror-film career embellished his signature "Waldemar Daninsky" werewolf series with various entries in other subgenres: this, in fact, is a giallo. However, it is not among his better outings: he plays a drifter who finds employment at a house in which live three women (one is wheelchair-bound though her condition is actually psychosomatic, another has a maimed hand she hides in a prosthetic and the youngest a nymphomaniac). Naschy himself keeps a skeleton in his closet, having killed his faithless girlfriend (whom the title references). Of course, his ruggedness attracts – and causes much discord between – the ladies of the house; though he has no qualms about sleeping with the sexiest, he is actually drawn to the more mature second (played by Diana Lorys). Amid all of this, a serial killer is apparently offing girls who may or may not look like Naschy's former lover – which, having started with his arrival in town, naturally puts the finger of suspicion on him. Also involved are the crippled woman's blonde nurse (actually a last-minute replacement and who harbors secrets of her own), the woman's doctor (fixated on his dead daughter), not to mention the vengeance-seeking ex-handyman of the central household! So, we get a real menagerie of neurotics here (keeping one guessing as to the killer's identity) – resulting in several elements which are essential to this kind of film: a modicum of style, a convoluted (but not especially engrossing) plot, as well as discreet use of nudity and gore.

Well, at last I´ve been able to watch this film thanks to a very good friend of mine, and I must say it´s brilliant.

This film contains all the elements, characters and situations that make a "giallo" come to life. It could have been directed perfectly by the Italian masters Argento or Fulci at that time.

Paul Naschy´s character is splendid, and the three beautiful sisters involved in the story are fine too.

As it usually happens with the good films of this kind, you won´t be able to find out who is the vicious killer until the end. I promise I didn´t guess... and that´s good. That means the script is well-written.

So my congratulations to Paul Naschy and Carlos Aured who really did a great job with this film!.

If you liked "The bird with the crystal plumage", "Don´t torture a duckling", "4 flies on grey velvet", etc. you´ll enjoy this one just the same.

Even the title is great, the Italian way!!...

(10 out of 10)

I recently watched the Spanish giallo 🇪🇸 Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll (1974) on Tubi. The storyline follows a former soldier, now a civilian, who grapples with nightmares of strangling women. He takes a new job watching over an estate, but shortly after, a serial killer emerges, leaving his victims' eyes in a bowl of water. Is the new guy responsible, or is he being framed?

This picture is directed by Carlos Aured (Curse of the Devil) and stars Paul Naschy (The Night of the Werewolf), Diana Lorys (The Texican), and Eva León (Mansion of the Living Dead).

This is one of those movies with all the ingredients for a masterpiece that just falls short. The torn main character with his visions is fascinating and mysterious. The settings are well-selected, isolated, and realistic for the premise. The storyline has some great twists and turns, and just when you think it's predictable, it surprises you. The kill scenes definitely could have been better, but there are some solid corpses and good use of maggots. There's also a brutal use of a pig and a "where'd that bear trap come from" moment that had me cracking up.

In conclusion, Eyes of the Broken Doll is an above-average addition to the giallo genre that had the potential to be so much more. I would score this a 5.5-6/10 and recommend it to genre fans.

Giallo was never really a good fit for Spanish horror legend Paul Naschy. There's a reason why he was known for straight horror entries like the classic "Horror Rises From the Tomb" and the Waldemar Daninsky werewolf movies. He was at his best dealing with the supernatural.

As such, "Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll" is fairly subpar for a giallo, and for Naschy. All the typical hallmarks of giallo are there: it's a violent murder mystery with a mostly unseen black-gloved killer, and yes, the movie offers a red herring.

If you've never seen a giallo before, you might actually fall for it.

That's the trouble: "Blue Eyes" sticks with the giallo formula without really doing anything different or interesting with it. At times, this formula seems to undercut the movie, like the silly music which was used by the likes of Argento to heighten the mood, but here just seems unnecessary.

This is the most famous of the Spanish gialli, and not surprising the stout and hirsute one, Paul Naschy, was heavily involved in it. He plays a criminal who comes to a provincial Spanish town and finds work as a handyman for three sisters, one of whom is in a wheelchair and another of whom is a nymphomaniac. He begins to have dreams of murdering women. The three sisters also act suspiciously and seem to be harboring a dark secret about the tragic death of their parents. Then someone begins murdering blue-eyed girls (which there seems to be an abnormal amount of for rural Spain)and taking their eyes, thus the Spainish title which translates roughly to "Blue Eyes of a Broken Doll".

This movie drags a little frankly, but the ending is great. Naschy makes a very unusual choice regarding his character. The identity of the killer is pretty predictable--it's almost always the least likely character in these movies--but the movie has a great double-twist at the end. I don't want to say too much, but imagine the character who sums every thing up for the viewer at the end of movies like "Psycho" himself being a "Dr. Caligari" figure. And the motive of the killer is sublimely ridiculous. It was probably inspired by "Eyes Without a Face", but it more closely resembles the preposterous resolution of "The New York Ripper".

Unfortunately, I saw the American cut of this movie, "House of Psychotic Women" which strangely seems to have left in all of the very graphic violence, but cut out all the sex (I can't believe a Naschy movie directed by sleazemeister Carlos Aured and featuring a nymphomaniac would have NO gratuitous nudity and sex in it). Usually, unedited cuts of Naschy movies aren't any better, just longer, but "House" (the version I saw anyway) actually seems to be missing whole scenes. At one point, for instance, three female hitch-hikers in short-shorts show up at the town bar. One of them even bends way over the bar to give all the sleazebags in the bar (and all us sleazebags in the audience) a long look at her lower glutes. Delectable little involuntary eye donors, you would think. But then the three girls are never seen again in the movie. They were either meant to be brown-eyed, red-herring victims, or there's something missing in the American version. Who knows? This movie didn't leave enough of an impression on ME to look for the uncut European version, but if you have a choice in the matter you should probably go with that one.

"Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll" is a serviceable Spanish giallo which at times feels more like a romance drama than anything else. Women in the movie are beautiful, Naschy is interesting as a main character and the whole movie has an interesting atmosphere that makes the movie watchable and keeps you invested in it's story. Don't expect much from horror/thriller aspect of the movie. Murders are quick and uninteresting and movie's music is hilariously out of place and feels to happy and upbeat for a movie like this. All in all, if you know what to expect, this movie is worth a watch, but if you found about it randomly, it won't really make it worth your time. 6/10!

Honestly I did not remember I'd watched this film before until the very end so I guess that tells you how memorable it is. Nonetheless, it is a genuinely good film. I've always been a bigger film of Italian films in this vein than the Spanish ones, as the latter rarely focus on the decor and fashion the way the Italian ones do, but this one clearly takes more inspiration from Italian films than usual, and that's probably why I liked it so much.

That isn't to say the visuals are the only thing that matter here. The mis-en-scene is certainly well done but the plot is good as well. It is a nice little murder mystery that really keeps you guessing who the killer is until the very end. Typical, it has many red herrings and misleading plot points, in the end not quite wrapping everything up, but that's par for the course when it comes to giallo. This is a good movie, even if I actually forgot completely that I'd ever seen it.