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Top giallo screenwriter Ernesto Gastaldi takes the basic concept behind [Les Diaboliques (1955)] and reworks it to interesting ends with The Sweet Body of Deborah. It proved to have just the right elements and connected with audiences in a way that earlier gialli did not. It would lead, in turn, to a small run of erotic thrillers. … The Sweet Body of Deborah is a seminal giallo. It helped to set the stage for the more audacious work of Fulci and Lenzi and would serve as a reminder that audiences were receptive to glamorous thrillers about pretty but amoral people indulging in bad behavior in photogenic locations. … thus leading to a spike in production of Italian thrillers.
Troy Howarth, So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films, Volume 1, 1963-1973 (Midnight Marquee Press, 2015) -
Although it seems tame nowadays, in the late Sixties the openly sexual goings-on and the cruel actions of the calculating characters made The Sweet Body of Deborah a real eye-opener.
Adrian Luther-Smith, Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies (Stray Cat Publishing, 1999)
Selected disc options for The Sweet Body of Deborah
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Notes
- X-Rated’s Blu-ray includes a 16-page booklet with writing by Nando Rohner (in German). It is also available as a limited edition Mediabook.
Ultimate Edition
Combine the best digital presentation with a selection of choice extras for the ultimate edition.
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X-Rated BD 2015
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| Extras | Stills Gallery - French, German Lobby Cards X-Rated BD |
| Italian Theatrical Trailer X-Rated BD |