A rock drummer (played by Michael Brandon from the 80s TV show Dempsey and Makepeace) notices that he’s being watched by a mysterious stranger. He confronts this person in an abandoned opera house and, after disarming him of a knife, accidentally stabs him. This is all witnessed and photographed by an onlooker who wears a very unsettling doll’s mask.

Cue many twists, turns and red herrings.

Even by giallo standards, this is an amazing film – gorgeous locations, imaginative cinematography, brilliant quirky characters, and last but not least, Bud Spencer is in this film. Bud Fucking Spencer! What’s not to like?

Another thing I love about this is that one of the characters is gay, camp and proud of it. Not once is he depicted as subhuman, deviant or somehow inferior. Argento was way ahead of his time on many different levels.

4.5 out of 5 stars