Blood & Black Lace (1964)

Starring: Genre: Thriller/Mystery

Director: Mario Bava Starring: Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok

Summary

The story concerns the brutal murders of a Roman fashion house's models, committed by a masked killer in a desperate attempt to obtain a scandal-revealing diary. All associated with the salon have sordid, sometimes criminal reasons for keeping the diary secret, as drug use and blackmail is very much a part of the salon scene.

Reasons to Watch:

*The scene of Tao-Li's murder has been referenced by several filmmakers, such as Martin Scorsese, Pedro Almodóvar and Dario Argento.

Scene from Blood and Black Lace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiK0pSS_AFY&ab_channel=ClassicFilm%26TVCafe

Trailer for Blood and Black Lace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxuA7_8_RdE&t=53s&ab_channel=ArrowVideo