On Thursday nights in August, we celebrate the cinematic art of the giallo. Baroque, preposterous, unbelievably dramatic, hilariously gory and almost always erotic, these classic Italian thrillers are perfect viewing on a hot summer night. And since these overheated guilty pleasures pair well with something sweet, we're offering a free scoop of ice cold gelato with your ticket. Tonight, we present a double feature of Don't Torture a Duckling with What Have You Done to Solange? 

Don't Torture a Duckling @ 20:00

In a small village of the South of Italy, three children are killed within a few days. Everyone is a suspect, including Patrizia (Barbara Bouchet), a smug, young heiress from the North and a local woman, the "maciara", believed to be a witch by the villagers (Florinda Bolkan). The tortuous investigation takes many of the genre's obligatory twists and turns, but also confirms a broader, darker truth under the radiant landscape: no one is truly innocent. In Don't Torture a Duckling, one of his best works, Lucio Fulci creates a stylistically exceptional mix of thriller and proto-slasher that is not easy to forget. Watch the original trailer. 

Directed by Lucio Fulci, 1972, Italy, 105 minutes. In Italian w/ English subtitles.

What Have You Done to Solange? @ 22:00

Mr. Rossini (Fabio Testi) is a young Italian gym teacher at a Catholic high school in London. While on an clandestine boat trip with his pupil Elizabeth (Cristina Galbò), he witnesses the murder of another schoolgirl. As more victims are killed in the same brutal manner, Rossini struggles to prove his innocence, while concealing his private life. He sets out to break the school's wall of silence and find the real murderer. Writer-director Massimo Dallamano blends the austerity of the film's British setting and characters with the giallo’s fascination for exploitation and gore to create a genre film with a surprisingly sharp social critique. Watch the trailer.

Directed by Massimo Dallamano, 1972, Italy, 103 minutes. In English.

Bar opens @ 19:30.
€4 entry includes a free ice cream.