Adrian Smith comes back to the show to discuss this giallo
dressed up in gothic clothing.
Longtime listeners to The Bloody Pit will notice that this
is the second time I’ve talked about SEVEN DEATHS IN A CAT’S EYE (1973) on the
podcast. Normally we wouldn’t repeat a film but Adrian really wanted the chance
to pick apart this colorful Antonio Margheriti film and compare it to his
earlier black & white gothic movies. Plus it’s coming out on Blu-Ray in the
states soon so now might be the time for it to reach a larger audience. We talk
about the cast, the use of colored lighting and the oddities of giallo plotting
that can often lead a bizarre chase to the same places. Adrian is amused by the
not very Scottish location shooting and the distinct absence of Scottish
accents among most of the cast of characters. He also gets a bit confused by
the MacGrieff family legend that insinuates that murdered people might pop back up
as vampires. We advance a few theories about why the titular cat might have
been chosen for its color and Adrian points to some very non-period music that
plays during a fireside romantic scene. Oh! And we do spoil the killer’s identity
simply because we wanted to talk about the ways in which this story slots very comfortably
into the genre. We close out the show with some information about Adrian’s two
podcasting ventures including one of which I will be a part. Busy, busy!
If you have any comments or suggestions the email address is thebloodypit@gmail.com and we’d love to hear from you. Thank you for listening to the show and we’ll be back soon.
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