Black-gloved terror stalks unfaithful wives in a salacious Italian giallo.
SO SWEET, SO DEAD
One day you'll get closer to the violence of death... but THIS IS AS FAR AS WE DARE TAKE YOU... with any hope of bringing you back!
A serial killer is on the loose. His victims are unfaithful wives and he always leaves compromising photographs at the crime scene.
So Sweet, So Dead is a 1972 Italian crime, drama, horror, mystery, and thriller film directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero about Inspector Capuana's hunt for a black-gloved serial killer targeting unfaithful wives and leaving compromising photographs at the crime scenes.
- Director
- Roberto Bianchi Montero
- Writers
- Italo Fasan, Roberto Bianchi Montero, Luigi Angelo
- Release
- 1972
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- Italian
- Also Known As
- La peur au ventre, The Slasher Is The Sex Maniac, Bad Girls, Penetration, So schön - so nackt - so tot, Schön
The SassyFlix Take
From the vault: proving once again that infidelity is hazardous in giallo country.
Why Cult
A black-gloved killer, trench coats, and a flair for the lurid make this a textbook example of Italian giallo excess.
The killer leaves incriminating photos at every crime scene, adding an extra layer of scandal and suspense.
American actor Farley Granger stars as Inspector Capuana, anchoring the chaos with a noirish gravitas.
The film delivers on graphic throat-slitting, with murder scenes that are as bloody as they are stylish.
About This Film
“So Sweet So Dead” aka “The Slasher Is…the Sex Maniac” tells the story of a Italian detective Inspector Capuana who tries to catch an elusive serial killer entirely clad in black a la “Blood and Black Lace”. The killer’s victims are sexy and nude or semi-nude married women who cheat on their husbands. Our killer is a misogynistic slasher who enjoys stabbing his victims to death with a switchblade knife and throwing photos on their bloodied bodies.
Along with Renato Polselli’s “Delirium””So Sweet So Dead” is one of the sleaziest giallos of early 70’s.It features plenty of female nudity and some perverse murder scenes including one particularly nasty slashing on the beach. There is also truly bizarre necrophiliac character of pathologist’s assistant Gastone. The cast includes Farley Grangers and some sexy Eurobabes including Sylvia Koscina,Femi Benussi,Annabella Incotrera,Nieves Navarro and Krista Nell.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is So Sweet, So Dead about? +
So Sweet, So Dead follows Inspector Capuana as he investigates a string of murders targeting unfaithful wives, with the killer leaving compromising photographs at each crime scene.
When was So Sweet, So Dead released? +
So Sweet, So Dead was released in 1972.
Who directed So Sweet, So Dead? +
So Sweet, So Dead was directed by Roberto Bianchi Montero.
How long is So Sweet, So Dead? +
So Sweet, So Dead has a runtime of 100 minutes.
What genre is So Sweet, So Dead? +
So Sweet, So Dead is a crime, drama, horror, mystery, and thriller film.