STRIP NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER

STRIP NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER (aka Nude per l'assassino/1975). Director: Andrea Bianchi. 

After a woman dies during an abortion, the doctor (Gianni Airo) covers it up by having an unseen assistant dump her body in her bathtub. Not much later there are a series of murders tied to the Albatross modeling agency. Initial victims include a photographer's assistant, Mario (Claudio Pelligrini), hopeful model Lucia (Femi Benussi), and others. Among the chief suspects are the agency's owners, Gisella (Amanda) and her obese, impotent husband, Maurizio (Franco Diogene), not to mention gal-happy photographer Carlo (Nino Castelnuovo). Magda (Edwige Fenech) is a photographer's assistant who isn't certain if she wants to pursue a career with a camera or as a model. Meanwhile the killer stalks his victims while dressed in a black leather motorcycle outfit complete with helmet and butcher knife. Fenech and the other ladies in the film take off their clothing as much as possible, and a couple of the men, including Diogene, do the same. 

Edwige Fenech and Nino Castelnuovo

While not on the level of the best of Dario Argento, Strip Nude for Your Killer is an intriguing giallo film with plenty of murders and some suspense over the identity of the killer and his or her motives. The murder sequences, while not distressingly graphic, are nevertheless tense and creepy. The softcore sex scenes are rather more graphic and seem to go on forever. Although the film is sub-titled, some of the actors -- particularly French star Fenech -- seem dubbed. The acting is more than adequate, and the director keeps things moving at a good pace. Ten years earlier Castelnuovo starred in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. 

Verdict: One of your better giallo films. ***.