Cristina Cottrelli
Cristina Cottrelli emerged in the early 1980s, making her mark in the cult horror genre with her role in Pieces (1982). Set against the backdrop of a gruesome murder spree, she plays a significant part in the film's exploration of violence and obsession. Her performance contributes to the film's reputation as a quintessential example of exploitation cinema, where the blend of slasher and giallo elements captivates audiences. Cottrelli's work in Pieces exemplifies the raw energy and audacity characteristic of the era.
Pieces
While playing with a puzzle, a teenager is repressed by his mother, and he kills her and severs her body with an ax. Forty years later, in an university campus in Boston, a serial killer kills young women and severs their bodies in parts, stealing body pieces from each student. Lt. Bracken makes a deal with the dean of the campus, and infiltrates the agent Mary Riggs as if she were a tennis teacher and together with the student Kendall, they try to find the identity of the killer. The co-eds of a Boston college campus are targeted by a mysterious killer who is creating a human jigsaw puzzle from their body parts. A frustrated Boston detective searches for the maniac responsible for mutilating a number of university coeds.
