So Sweet... So Perverse
- Year: 1969
- Country of origin: Italy, France, West Germany
- Genre: Mystery, Thriller
- Director: Umberto Lenzi
- Length: 92 min
Film Synopsis
A wealthy Parisian man becomes infatuated with his mysterious new neighbor, rescuing her from an abusive relationship—only to find himself caught in a deadly web of lies and betrayal. As secrets unfold, he realizes he may be the target of a cold-blooded scheme. This sleek Italian giallo blends eroticism, suspense, and psychological manipulation in a chilling tale of seduction and revenge.
Critical Perspective
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Like so many gialli of the period, it seems to revel in the generally bad behavior of its wealthy protagonists. Unlike Damiano Damiani’s A Rather Complicated Girl (1969), however, there is little in the way of social commentary here. Instead, Lenzi and Gastaldi seem to be having a good time establishing the milieu in which these people thrive and continuously screw each other over.
Troy Howarth, So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films, Volume 1, 1963-1973 (Midnight Marquee Press, 2015)
So Sweet... So Perverse Blu-ray editions
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| Disc Extras | Severin BD-ALL/US 2020 | 88 Films BD-ALL/UK 2021 |
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| Audio Commentary by Kat Ellinger | ||
| Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson | ||
| Conceiving a Giallo - Interview with Writer Ernesto Gastaldi | ||
| Equilateral Triangle - Interview with Writer Ernesto Gastaldi | ||
| Lenzi’s Lenses - Interview with Director Umberto Lenzi | ||
| Remembering Franco Bottari - Interview with Francesca Bottari and Eugenio Ercolani | ||
| Alternate Italian Opening Title Sequence | ||
| Alternate Italian Opening Title Sequence and End Credits | ||
| English Theatrical Trailer | ||
| Italian Theatrical Trailer | ||
| Easter Egg: Vintage Italian Interview Clips and Song Performance Featuring Actress Carroll Baker |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Severin’s Blu-ray includes a CD soundtrack. It is included in “The Complete Lenzi/Baker Giallo Collection” box set with Orgasmo (1969), A Quiet Place to Kill (1970) and Knife of Ice (1972).
- 88 Films’ “The Italian Collection” Blu-ray includes a 44-page booklet with writing by Chloe Leigh Taylor (“Umberto Lenzi’s ‘So Sweet... So Perverse’”). Reissued as a standard edition without booklet (2021/08/23).
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Collector’s guide
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Equilateral Triangle (5:59) -
Lenzi’s Lenses (1999, 9:05)
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Severin BD 2020
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Kat Ellinger Severin BD |
| Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth and Nathaniel Thompson 88 Films BD | |
| Conceiving a Giallo - Interview with Writer Ernesto Gastaldi 88 Films BD | |
| Equilateral Triangle - Interview with Writer Ernesto Gastaldi Severin BD | |
| Lenzi’s Lenses - Interview with Director Umberto Lenzi Severin BD | |
| Remembering Franco Bottari - Interview with Francesca Bottari and Eugenio Ercolani 88 Films BD | |
| Alternate Italian Opening Title Sequence Severin BD | |
| Alternate Italian Opening Title Sequence and End Credits 88 Films BD | |
| English Theatrical Trailer Severin BD | |
| Italian Theatrical Trailer Severin BD | |
| Easter Egg: Vintage Italian Interview Clips and Song Performance Featuring Actress Carroll Baker Severin BD |