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Old 09-29-20, 11:36 PM
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"What Have You Done to Solange?" Reviews/Discussion - 2020 Horror Challenge



What Have You Done to Solange? (1972)


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Old 10-13-20, 02:33 AM
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Re: "What Have You Done to Solange?" Reviews/Discussion - 2020 Horror Challenge

The Xray of the knife shoved into the girls pelvis is pretty gruesome - nicely gorey without being bloody. I think part of the reason What Have You Done With Solange is so slow going is that there is only the hint of violence at first, it's a more tender giallo with "lovers" rather than anything especially blunt even as the murders take on a sexual aspect there are leering shots of showing schoolgirls but quick glimpses of the violence. Now a days horror films would start with an especially brutal hook, and not hint at it as this does here. The flash of a blade is much more poetic. Everyone in this film is so stylish, it makes me feel even more like a slob and elevates a lot of the scenes.

I wonder how much a sign of it's time it is that abortion (or rather emotional side effects?) would be a catalyst. There's a strange mix of sexual liberation and over exaggerated cautionary tale. Quit preaching, Solange [abortion can be quite a serious issue, but seems shameless to take this approach].

Overall I enjoyed Solange.

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Re: "What Have You Done to Solange?" Reviews/Discussion - 2020 Horror Challenge

Classic Giallo with an ample amount of sleazy elements. Good story, well acted.
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Re: "What Have You Done to Solange?" Reviews/Discussion - 2020 Horror Challenge

Throughly enjoyed this one.
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I haven't seen this in years (wow, probably 15 years ago...), but I remember really liking it. I actually remember it as one of my favorite giallos. Very excited to (hopefully) watch it again tonight!
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Definitely a top giallo. Good mystery, plenty of lurid elements. It's amazing how triggering abortion is even today.
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One of my favorite giallos. I watched this, which I'd seen before, along with What Have They Done To Your Daughters?, which I hadn't. Solange is definitely superior. But both felt very contemporary in theme, with QAnon and the Epstein ring and all the #MeToo stuff. The idea of young girls involved in secret prostitution is also quite popular right now in mystery/thriller books. I've read several recently. I guess the more things change, the more they stay the same.
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Slow going at first but it picked up. I thought that highlighting the knife was effective too but I found myself thinking contemporarily like the killer ordered a set of those knives via some Amazon deal.
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And I see now I posted my Destroy All Monsters comments here. Oops. Maybe it's because I was hoping what traumatized Solange would have happened to poor Minilla.

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