Assassins are after a prostitute who has come into possession of a cigarette lighter that, unbeknownst to her, contains the negatives that show a politician's assassination. A delightfully playful giallo starring the beautiful Carole Bouquet as Mystère, a high class call girl who becomes the target for a couple of assassins.
Costume
Carole Bouquet's wardrobe screams 80s Milan excess.
Cinematography
Vaporwave-before-vaporwave color palettes throughout.
Acting
Bouquet somehow elevates 'Mystère' beyond exploitation.
Director
Carlo Vanzina
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Carole Bouquet was fresh off For Your Eyes Only and reportedly took this role specifically to distance herself from Bond girl typecasting.
Dagger Eyes arrived at giallo's exhausted tail end, when the genre had devolved into softcore thrillers—this sits awkwardly between Argento's artistry and outright sleaze.
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