黑暗中的王子

　　过度执迷工作以致神经衰弱的保罗（Ezra Godden 饰）经常为一个恐怖美人鱼的噩梦所困扰，为缓解压力，他随女友芭芭拉（Raquel Meroño 饰）以及好友豪尔（Brendan Price 饰）、维琪（Birgit Bofarull 饰）乘游艇来到西班牙度假。
　　在海上，他们听到附近印波加小岛传来的神秘歌声，随后一场特大暴风雨袭来，游艇触礁，维琪受伤。保罗和女友乘救生筏前去小岛求救，而留守的豪尔与维琪却遭到不明生物的袭击。保罗他们在岛上见到身体怪异的居民，为营救好友他们被迫分开，而噩梦就此开始……

　　In London, the pregnant wife of an industrialist falls down the stairs, loses her sight and has no recollection of the events but suspects that a mentally traumatic experience prior to the fall caused her accident.
　　Psyche 59 is a 1964 British drama film directed by Alexander Singer and written by Julian Halevy. It is based on the 1963 novel Psyche '59 by Françoise des Ligneris. The film stars Patricia Neal, Curd Jürgens, Samantha Eggar, Ian Bannen, Beatrix Lehmann and Elspeth March. The film was released on 29 April 1964, by Columbia Pictures.

恐怖的电锯杀人魔，任何人都逃离不了他的魔掌。维莫和他疯狂的家人，一直是以杀戮、折磨人为乐。这次，珍妮和她朋友不小心陷入维莫的杀戮游戏，在这午夜森林中，他们能成功的逃出吗？

　　故事发生在旧金山的郊区，这边厢，杰克（杰夫·布里吉斯 Jeff Bridges 饰）尚且沉浸在妻子佩吉（Maria Mayenzet 饰）去世的悲痛之中，那边厢，他就已经成为了警方重点怀疑的对象，因为佩吉出身于富有的家庭，而她的死亡意味着她那令人垂涎的巨额遗产将落入杰克的手中。
　　为了洗清身上的罪名，杰克雇佣了名叫泰迪（格伦·克洛斯 Glenn Close 饰）的女律师，在相处的过程中，杰克和泰迪之间的关系渐渐开始变得暧昧不明起来，在理智与情感之间，泰迪能否拨开迷雾看清事实？她身边的这个男人，又是否真的如同看上去的那样清白无辜呢？在接近真相的同时，危险也渐渐来到了她的身后。

　　The movie chronicles the events of history's "man of mystery," Rasputin. Although not quite historically accurate and little emphasis is put on the politics of the day, Rasputin's rise to power and eventual assassination are depicted in an attempt to explain his extraordinary power and influence.

　　影片根据发生在法国国王路易十五统治时期的真实事件改编。
　　18世纪60年代中期，法国路易十五在位时，一只凶残异常的巨狼一直威胁着吉瓦冈地区，而受害者多是妇女和儿童。一时间，全法国都被触目惊心的血腥杀戮震惊了，无人知道凶兽真正面貌，有人盛传是魔鬼化身。为安定民心，路易十五指派皇家骑士弗朗萨克（塞缪尔·勒·比汉 Samuel Le Bihan 饰）捕杀怪兽。在吉瓦冈逗留期间，弗朗萨克爱上了当地伯爵的女儿玛丽安（艾米莉•德奎恩饰），还与美艳动人的官妓西尔维亚（莫妮卡·贝鲁奇 Monica Bellucci 饰）有染，并结识了玛丽安的哥哥让－弗朗索瓦（文森特·卡索 Vincent Cassel 饰）。随着调查的逐渐深入，弗朗萨克从被害者遗体上发现了一颗钢牙，而一位目击者发誓宣称有人控制着巨狼。随着调查，掀起更恐怖阴谋，一场场血腥杀戮战连串发生……

　　一事无成整日捣鼓艺术品的赫曼在叔叔的介绍下，住进了一间神秘的单间公寓，那里他遇到了一位改变他命运的“缪斯”。

　　查理和她的朋友来到一个废弃的仓库，举行一个即兴派对，然而他们有所不知，危险正在接近。

　　Don刚考到车牌，渴望拥有一辆私人汽车，友人Vicky介绍给他一辆又便宜又靓的跑车，Don非常喜欢，立即买下。Don带着女友Joey驾驶刚购下的跑车出去兜风，突然车内冷气中散发出一阵迷烟，令他们神智不清。恍惚间，两在车内发生了越轨行为。其后，又有多名男女在车内被迷烟侵体，Don发觉有异，遂向神婆邵擎天求助，才得知原来自己车中附着女鬼阿惠……

　　落魄的过气男演员和前妻育有一女，离婚后，妻子带着女儿改嫁警察局局长。一日，演员父亲带着爱女一同去参加试镜，被留在车内的女儿却离奇失踪。警长父亲得知消息后，也加入搜索的行列。然而，搜救的过程中种种丑陋真相竟一一开始浮现。

　　Vienna, 1920. The Austro-Hungarian Empire has collapsed. Peter Perg returns home from the Great War, after seven years as a Russian POW. Vienna is experiencing the multiplicity of political, social and artistic freedom, but also the rise of anti-democratic movements, insecurity and unemployment. Peter, a former police inspector, feels like a stranger in the new Austrian Republic. While wanting to leave town, Peter is confronted with the murder of one of his former comrades. He decides to stay and instead bring the killer to justice. His ally is Dr. Theresa Körner, a determined and cool-headed forensic doctor. The two are linked not only by this case, but also by a deeper, shared history. As their investigation progresses, they realise that they are not just up against a systematic killer, who tortures his victims, but also face disapproval and intrigue from within the police force. Though determined to solve the crime, Peter, harbouring his own secrets, increasingly becomes tormented by existential questions: What is truth? What is heroism in the time of war? And all the while he fails to see the mounting danger before him.

　　This early 70's giallo by Umberto Lenzi is certainly among the best in his filmography and also in the whole genre. Personally I think Lenzi's best films are the funny cartoon-turned-film Kriminal, the stylish giallo Seven Blood-Stained Orchids, the explosive Napoli violenta and this. In the eighties he did plenty of film trash in form of Eaten Alive, Hitcher in the Dark or Black Demons, all of which are ripping something off and/or very dull and slow moving. Knife of Ice came when the giallo boom was at its hottest and the result is convincing.
　　Technically the film is superb, containing great cinematography in the beginning when we learn about the main character's trauma towards trains. From this point on, Lenzi shows us his ability to benefit the widescreen and, for example, the bicycle ride near the forest is genuinely beautiful! This scene also shows Lenzi's ability to build suspense, very slowly but meaningfully. After all, there aren't so many murders in the whole film, only the suspense circulating around the murderer's identity.
　　One suspect is a devil worshipper which brings new aspects to the mystery. Since the final scene takes place in a church, one can wonder if Lenzi wanted to comment on something, maybe the hypocritical morale of church and superstition. The main character (Carrol Baker) is mute which demands a lot from her face and eyes. The actress works very well, giving us a believable performance circulating around the emotions of fear and mental pain. The other actors are good, too. The finally, however, may not give too positive a sight about female sex since they all are expressed rather negatively in the film, one way or another. Still this is easily among the most noteworthy in the genre, not as bloody as the Argento films, for example, but equally suspenseful and visually also interesting.