The Pyjama Girl Case1977
“Based on a true story.”
Directed by Flavio Mogherini
The premise
Two seemingly separate stories in New South Wales: a burned, murdered body of a young woman is found on the beach, and a retired inspector makes inquiries; also, Linda, a waitress and ferry attendant, has several lovers and marries one, but continues seeing the others. The police have a suspect in the murder, but the retired inspector is convinced they're wrong; he continues a methodical investigation. Linda and her husband separate, and there are complications. Will the stories cross or are they already twisted together?
Horror Vault's take
A disfigured young woman's corpse washed up on an Australian beach sets a retired police inspector on a methodical, almost obsessive hunt for the truth — even as authorities rush toward a convenient suspect. Winding in parallel, the intimate and volatile life of a free-spirited waitress named Linda unfolds across a web of lovers and complications. Italian genre cinema's love of ambiguity is on full display here, blurring the line between character study and crime thriller. The two narrative threads coil around each other with mounting unease, daring the viewer to piece together the connection before the film reveals it.
Content: Depictions Of A Burned And Disfigured Corpse, Sexual Content, Violence Against Women, Mature Themes Around Infidelity And Coercive Relationships
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Cast
Ray Milland
Inspector Timpson
Dalila Di Lazzaro
Glenda Blythe
Michele Placido
Antonio Attolini
Mel Ferrer
Professor Henry Douglas
Howard Ross
Roy Conner
Ramiro Oliveros
Inspector Ramsey
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Forensics Detective
Antonio Ferrandis
Nottingham
Giacomo Assandri
Quint
Vanessa Vitale
Quint's Neighbor
Mónica Rey
Patricia Clark Dorsey
Enzo Staiola
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