AnotherbrilliantgiallothrillerfromdirectorFrancescoBarilli,whoseTHEPERFUMEOFTHELADYINBLACKwasoneofthegenre'smosthauntingandoriginalfilms.ThisItalian-Spanishfollow-upisabitmuddled,butnolessengrossingaaa SetinafamilyhotelinNorthernItalyin1945,thefilmconcernsRosa(LeonoraFani),whohelpshermotherrunthehotelwhileawaitinghersoldierfather'sreturnfromthefront.InaBarillifilm,nothingisasitseems,andbeforelongMom(whoissleepingwithatraitorshe'shiddenintheattic)ismurdered.ThenpoorRosaisrapedbytwooftheguests,whoalsoaremurdered,andwhileshe'shidingthebodiessheisforcedintoanorgybyalloftheotherguests.Butbeforetheguestsgettofaramysteriousmanentersallshotstheguests.WhoisthismysteriousmanandwhatarehisintentionsforRosa? Likeallthebestgialli,PensionePauracompletelydispenseswithlogicearlyon,elevatingweirdnesstonearlyoperaticlevelswhileabsorbingtheviewerinathickandspellbindingatmosphereofmountingdread.FranciscoRabalco-starswithLucMerenda,LidiaBiondi,andJoseMariaPrada.
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