The Girl in Room 2A
- Year: 1974
- Country of origin: Italy
- Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Director: William Rose, Dick Randall
- Length: 86 min
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Film Synopsis
A woman inherits a secluded country mansion, only to be plagued by eerie occurrences and disturbing visions tied to the estate’s dark past. As she uncovers long-buried family secrets, she begins to question her sanity and the intentions of those around her. This atmospheric giallo blends gothic horror, psychological tension, and mystery in a chilling descent into fear and madness.
Critical Perspective
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Rose’s stilted script is typical of low budget American exploitation with awkward dialogue pauses and characters who are at pains to identify each other again and again. However, these stumbling points are largely confined to the film’s first half-hour; once the plot gets in motion this throwaway treatise on the morals of crime and punishment races from one incredulous scene to another, while the locations radiate under the glare of Mario Mancini’s crisp cinematography.
Adrian Luther-Smith, Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies (Stray Cat Publishing, 1999) -
The Girl in Room 2A is arguably more a horror film than a giallo, but it contains enough “mystery” elements to warrant inclusion in this context. … This is one of those films where the villains are so transparently villainous that one cannot help but become exasperated with the heroine for failing to realize that she is in danger. … The assorted villains and red-herrings are also sketchy in the extreme and the supernatural elements are far from convincing.
Troy Howarth, So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films, Volume 2, 1974-2013 (Midnight Marquee Press, 2015)
The Girl in Room 2A Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Vinegar Syndrome BD-ALL/US 2020 | Mondo Macabro DVD-1/US 2012 |
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| Audio Essay by Rachael Nisbet | ||
| Interview with Actress Daniela Giordano | ||
| Outtake | ||
| Stills Gallery | ||
| About the Film | ||
| Biography: Actor Raf Vallone | ||
| Biography: Actress Daniel Giordano | ||
| Biography: Actress Karin Schubert | ||
| Biography: Actress Rosalba Neri | ||
| US Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Vinegar Syndrome’s Blu-ray is included in the “Forgotten Gialli, Volume 2” box set with The French Sex Murders (1972) and My Dear Killer (1972).
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Collector’s guide
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Audio Essay by Rachael Nisbet (17:57) -
Interview with Actress Daniela Giordano (11:20)
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Vinegar Syndrome BD 2020
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| Extras | Audio Essay by Rachael Nisbet Vinegar Syndrome BD |
| Interview with Actress Daniela Giordano Vinegar Syndrome BD | |
| Outtake Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| Stills Gallery Vinegar Syndrome BD | |
| About the Film Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| Biography: Actor Raf Vallone Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| Biography: Actress Daniel Giordano Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| Biography: Actress Karin Schubert Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| Biography: Actress Rosalba Neri Mondo Macabro DVD | |
| US Theatrical Trailer Vinegar Syndrome BD |
Notes
- X-Rated’s German Blu-ray (“Das Haus der Angst”), which is not English-friendly, includes an English subtitled interview with Actress Rosalba Neri (“Simply Rosalba”, 2019, 19:05).