Review of Short Night of Glass Dolls

And perhaps the only one, as well. I mean, how many others in this genre were even set in a Communist city (here, Prague), let alone had such a strong political subtext? Though this isn't really a giallo in the traditional sense, it's more of a straight mystery (there is no gore, but some nudity - even senior-citizen nudity!). The "hook" of the film (a man who appears to be dead to everyone but whose mind is still working and is trying to remember what happened to him) is original and gripping. The final 5 minutes are suspenseful. But in the middle the movie fizzles and becomes dull, with a more or less obvious plot, a lack of pace, and uninspiring performances. It also features one of Ennio Morricone's less memorable music scores. ** out of 4.