'A Quiet Place to Kill' also known as 'Paranoia' is a stylish and classy giallo thriller directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Carroll Baker making this their third collaboration together. This is yet another strong effort filled with stunning camerawork and an entertaining mystery that's filled with enough twists and turns to keep things interesting.
The plot = A race-car driver Helen (Carroll Baker) suffers a terrible auto-accident, she is then invited to stay at her ex-husband's new wife Constance (Anna Proclemer) villa. Once there the two women form a bond and Constance offers Helen money to murder her husband Maurice (Jean Sorel), but in usual giallo fashion things don't go to plan.
The movie is a little slow for the first 30 minutes but once the initial setup gets going things gets a lot more entertaining where the suspense ramps up with quite a few interesting plot twists thrown into the mix and gets even more tense towards the last act when another character arrives Constance's daughter Susan (Marina Coffa) arrives home from boarding school. The movie's cinematography is gorgeous loaded with colourful set-pieces and stunning visuals that gives this flick a cool exotic vibe.
The acting is pretty solid with Carroll Baker once again on top form as Helen, making for a great leading lady. Both Jean Sorrell and Anna Proclemer deliver solid performances, in-fact all three are fantastic in their roles and Marina Coffa also delivers a standout performance as the Lolita type step- daughter.
Overall 'A Quiet Place to Kill' is a fine giallo effort, nothing more nothing less, just a solid thriller.
The plot = A race-car driver Helen (Carroll Baker) suffers a terrible auto-accident, she is then invited to stay at her ex-husband's new wife Constance (Anna Proclemer) villa. Once there the two women form a bond and Constance offers Helen money to murder her husband Maurice (Jean Sorel), but in usual giallo fashion things don't go to plan.
The movie is a little slow for the first 30 minutes but once the initial setup gets going things gets a lot more entertaining where the suspense ramps up with quite a few interesting plot twists thrown into the mix and gets even more tense towards the last act when another character arrives Constance's daughter Susan (Marina Coffa) arrives home from boarding school. The movie's cinematography is gorgeous loaded with colourful set-pieces and stunning visuals that gives this flick a cool exotic vibe.
The acting is pretty solid with Carroll Baker once again on top form as Helen, making for a great leading lady. Both Jean Sorrell and Anna Proclemer deliver solid performances, in-fact all three are fantastic in their roles and Marina Coffa also delivers a standout performance as the Lolita type step- daughter.
Overall 'A Quiet Place to Kill' is a fine giallo effort, nothing more nothing less, just a solid thriller.