Così dolce... così perversa

Umberto Lenzi Giallo's range in quality from sublime to trash, but his earlier genre entries tended to be the best; and So Sweet...So Perverse is certainly at the higher end of Lenzi's Giallo achievements. One of the trademarks of Giallo is a high dosage of sex scenes; but despite the fact that this film has the word 'perverse' in it's title; So Sweet...So Perverse is actually not all that perverse at all, especially not by Giallo standards. Rather, the film focuses more on the plot details than perversity, and it just about serves it well. Italian directors were famous for ripping of successful films from other countries, and the plot here is clearly lifted from the French classic 'Les Diaboliques'. We focus on a couple with marital problems; Jean and Danielle. When Jean hears a woman screaming in the upstairs apartment one day, he immediately decides to investigate. There he finds Nicole; a woman frightened of her boyfriend Klaus. The pair soon begin to fall in love, but it later transpires that this was just a trap set to snare Jean...

Genre(s) : Horror,Mystery,Thriller

Aka(s) :
(original title) - Così dolce... così perversa
Argentina - Tan dulce... tan perversa
Australia - So Sweet... So Perverse
Brazil - Tão Doce Quanto Perversa
Canada - So Sweet... So Perverse
China - 毒美人(Mandarin)

China - 甜蜜的邪恶
Denmark - Møde i skrækkens hus
Finland - Kauhun hetket
France - Si douces, si perverses
Germany - Kiss me, Kill me!
Greece - To doloma tis amartias
India - So Sweet... So Perverse
Italy - Così dolce... così perversa
Norway - Hundjevelen
Soviet Union - Такая нежная... такая развратная
Spain - Así de dulce, así de maravillosa
Sweden - Möte i skräckens hus
Turkey - Çok tatlı, çok ahlaksız
United Kingdom - So Sweet... So Perverse
United States - So Sweet... So Perverse
World-wide - So Sweet... So Perverse

Actors :
Carroll Baker Nicole Perrier
Jean-Louis Trintignant Jean Reynaud (as Jean Louis Trintignant)
Erika Blanc Danielle Reynaud
Horst Frank Klaus
Helga Liné Helene Valmont
Ermelinda De Felice Hotel Proprietor
Giovanni Di Benedetto Monsieur Valmont (as Gianni Di Benedetto)
Irio Fantini Party Guest
Dario Michaelis Police Commissioner
Renato Pinciroli Porter
Gianni Pulone Press Photographer
Lucio Rama Party Guest
Paola Scalzi Helene's Friend
Luigi Sportelli Party Guest
Beryl Cunningham Black Stripper
Marcello Bonini Olas Party Guest (uncredited)
Anna Scalzi Jean's Secretary (uncredited)
Alessandro Tedeschi Uomo Della Commissione (uncredited)