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Apr 2, 2016 · Possible themes addressed by the film; science exploited by industry, or perhaps in the image of the moon an allusion to the dark movement of feminine power. Five Dolls For an August Moon looks amazing and is visually stunning, and the soundtrack is sumptuous. As you would expect from a thriller, there’s a good twist at the end also.
Five Dolls for an August Moon (Italian: 5 bambole per la luna d'agosto) is a 1970 Italian giallo film directed by Mario Bava.It concerns a group of people who have gathered on a remote island for fun and relaxation.
A tour through the great and not so great films of the seventies The seventies saw a huge change in styles and genres from the advent of the slasher horror movies like Halloween and the blockbuster summers films started by Jaws.
Five Dolls for an August Moon: Directed by Mario Bava. With William Berger, Ira von Fürstenberg, Edwige Fenech, Howard Ross. An industrialist invites his colleagues to his private island so they can exploit a resin formula invented by one of the guests, but a killer within the group disrupts the proceedings.
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- Crime, Horror, Mystery
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- 1970-11-25
Create Subpage. Five Dolls for an August Moon (5 bambole per la luna d'agosto) is a 1970 Italian giallo film directed by Italian horror auteur Mario Bava starring Ira Furstenberg, William Berger, Edwige Fenech, Howard Ross, and Teodoro Corra. The plot is an Agatha Christie -style murder mystery inspired by Ten Little Indians about party-goers ...
Five Dolls for an August Moon ★★ 1970A group of investment speculators try to talk scientist Gerry Farrell (Berger) into selling them the rights to a new formula, while at a wild weekend retreat on an isolated island. As the competitors try to cheat one another with secret bids, Farrell seems disinterested, and tempers rise with the stakes.
Apr 3, 2024 · Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970) isn’t as celebrated as noted Bava masterpieces like Black Sunday (1961), Bay of Blood (1972), or his early giallo, which influenced the evolution of the genre, Blood and Black Lace (1964). That film is a foundational text of any Giallogy course, and Bava is one of Italian cinema’s most celebrated directors.
