Dante arrives at the castle of the recently deceased Marquis Zanetti to sell a book which contains a prophecy that the death of nine members of the Zanetti family will reveal a hidden treasure.
Direction
Pupi Avati balances genuine tension with deliberate absurdity masterfully.
Writing
Prophecy structure mocks giallo conventions while still delivering twists.
Director
Pupi Avati
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Avati made this between serious gialli, deliberately mocking the genre's body-count mechanics and convoluted plotting that his contemporaries took deadly seriously.
The Marquis's crumbling castle was a real abandoned noble residence in Emilia-Romagna; production had to bring generators since it lacked electricity.
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