1977 · giallo · investigation · drama
The Pyjama Girl Case
Directed by Flavio Mogherini1h 44m1977
Two seemingly separate stories in New South Wales: a burned, murdered body of a young woman is found on the beach, and a retired inspector makes inquiries; also, Linda, a waitress and ferry attendant, has several lovers and marries one, but continues seeing the others. The police have a suspect in the murder, but the retired inspector is convinced they're wrong; he continues a methodical investigation. Linda and her husband separate, and there are complications. Will the stories cross or are they already twisted together?
Our read: The Pyjama Girl Case (1977) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive giallo · investigation · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured giallo / investigation, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- twisty
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