Critical Perspective
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The film itself is among the most interesting gialli of the period—its similarities to Nicolas Roeg’s film version of Daphne Du Maurier’s Don’t Look Now (1973) are well known, but it stands on its own merits as a stylish, engrossing and unusually affecting example of the genre.
Troy Howarth, What’s in a Name? Currying Favor in the International Market (Arrow, 2019) -
Who Saw Her Die? is very nearly one of the top gialli, but it is ultimately a film that is less than the sum of its parts. After a remarkably gripping first section, it gets bogged down in too much aimless running around in circles before settling down to a reasonably effective climax.
Troy Howarth, So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films, Volume 1, 1963-1973 (Midnight Marquee Press, 2015)
Who Saw Her Die? Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc Extras | Arrow BD-A/US 2019 | Shameless BD-B/UK 2024 | Blue Underground DVD-1/US 2008 | Anchor Bay DVD-1/US/OOP 2002 | Shameless DVD-0 PAL/UK 2008 |
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| Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth | |||||
| Death In Venice: Looking Back at “Who Saw Her Die?” - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Aldo Lado | |||||
| Giallo in Venice - Interview with Michael Mackenzie | |||||
| I Saw Her Die - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Aldo Lado | |||||
| Nicoletta, Child of Darkness - Interview with Actress Nicoletta Elmi | |||||
| Once Upon a Time in Venice… - Interview with Co-Writer Francesco Barilli | |||||
| The Quest for Money - Interview with Producer Enzo Doria | |||||
| Ring a Ring O’ Rosie - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Aldo Lado | |||||
| To Live and Die in Venice - Interview with Co-Writer Francesco Barilli | |||||
| Interview with Director/Co-Writer Aldo Lado - Conducted by Dr. Russ Hunter | |||||
| Stills Gallery - Posters | |||||
| Filmography: Director/Co-Writer Aldo Lado | |||||
| English Theatrical Trailer | |||||
| Italian Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- Arrow’s Blu-ray includes a 36-page booklet with writing by Rachael Nisbet (“The Loss of Innocence in Aldo Lado’s ‘Who Saw Her Die?’”) and Troy Howarth (“What’s in a Name? Currying Favor in the International Market”).
- Blue Underground’s DVD is also available in the “Midnight Movies Thriller Triple Feature” box set with Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971) and The Bloodstained Shadow (1978).
- Anchor Bay’s DVD is also available in “The Giallo Collection” box set with Short Night of Glass Dolls (1971), The Case of the Bloody Iris (1972) and The Bloodstained Shadow (1978).
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Collector’s guide
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Death In Venice: Looking Back at “Who Saw Her Die?” (11:10) -
Giallo in Venice (26:16) -
I Saw Her Die (56:54) -
Nicoletta, Child of Darkness (27:25) -
Once Upon a Time in Venice… (31:28)
| Editions |
Arrow BD 2019
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| Extras | Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth Arrow BD |
| Death In Venice: Looking Back at “Who Saw Her Die?” - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Aldo Lado Blue Underground DVD | |
| Giallo in Venice - Interview with Michael Mackenzie Arrow BD | |
| I Saw Her Die - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Aldo Lado Arrow BD | |
| Nicoletta, Child of Darkness - Interview with Actress Nicoletta Elmi Arrow BD | |
| Once Upon a Time in Venice… - Interview with Co-Writer Francesco Barilli Arrow BD | |
| The Quest for Money - Interview with Producer Enzo Doria Shameless BD | |
| Ring a Ring O’ Rosie - Interview with Director/Co-Writer Aldo Lado Shameless BD | |
| To Live and Die in Venice - Interview with Co-Writer Francesco Barilli Shameless BD | |
| Interview with Director/Co-Writer Aldo Lado - Conducted by Dr. Russ Hunter Shameless BD | |
| Stills Gallery - Posters Arrow BD | |
| English Theatrical Trailer Arrow BD | |
| Italian Theatrical Trailer Arrow BD |