Rings of Fear (Italy / Germany 1978)
OT: Enigma rosso
Director: Alberto Negrin
Starring: Fabio Testi, Christine Kaufmann, Ivan Desny, Jack Taylor, Fausta Avelli Bruno Alessandro, Caroline Ohrn, Silvia Aguilar, Taida Urruzola, María Asquerino
The corpse of a girl is thrown into the water and a few days later washed ashore. It turns out that she was raped and cut with a blunt object. Inspector Di Salvo is on the case and begins at the private school to which the victim was identified. In its center to focus particularly the three friends of the murdered girl, which is part of an illegal prostitution ring are what turned into a Number of suspects leads ...
In the third part of the "school girl" Gialli there are the typical elements of the two predecessor again: Frivolous school girls, prostitution, and some corpses. "Ring of Fear" is next to "What Have They Done to Solange?" and "What Have They Done to Your Daughters?" clearly the weakest part of the series. For a film is overloaded of substance. Perhaps it is because six authors have written the script, but the film is full of subplots that are illuminated only half-heartedly. There is for a Tues Salvos friend over the one next to her work as shoplifters very little experiences, making the separation more suddenly seems astonishing. Similar to the mysterious Dutchman, who does not really appear, clean disappears from the scene, only to be left behind another clue. In addition to these shortcomings we also tried the viewer on the wrong tracks often lead them astray, which also succeeds only partially. The scheme is in many Gialli the same, but not everyone who looks grimly at the camera, even a dagger hidden behind her back. Even something atypical is that there is virtually no blood there. The camera displays from early, so that the murders are so white and clean as the resulting corpses. This shortcoming was compensated by a little more sleaze. Also if it contributes to action in any field, are showering schoolgirl a welcome sight.
rather contribute to the amusement of some rather absurd scenes: How is a suspect of the Commissioner during a roller coaster ride or forced to talk to the police station that looks as if you turned into a living room.
What remains is a fairly solid Giallo, with some weaknesses.
5 / 10
