Movie Cosmos - The Pyjama Girl Case

Description:

Two seemingly separate stories in New South Wales: a burned, murdered body of a young woman is found on the beach, and a retired inspector makes inquiries; also, Linda, a waitress and ferry attendant, has several lovers and marries one, but continues seeing the others. The police have a suspect in the murder, but the retired inspector is convinced they're wrong; he continues a methodical investigation. Linda and her husband separate, and there are complications. Will the stories cross or are they already twisted together?

Top Cast >

Ray Milland

As Inspector Timpson

Dalila Di Lazzaro

As Glenda Blythe

Michele Placido

As Antonio Attolini

Mel Ferrer

As Professor Henry Douglas

Howard Ross

As Roy Conner

Ramiro Oliveros

As Inspector Ramsey

Fernando Fernán Gómez

As Forensics Detective

Antonio Ferrandis

As Nottingham

Giacomo Assandri

As Quint

Vanessa Vitale

As Quint's Neighbor

Mónica Rey

As Patricia Clark Dorsey

Enzo Staiola

Top Crew >

Flavio Mogherini

Writer, Director, Story

Rafael Sánchez Campoy

Writer, Story

Riz Ortolani

Original Music Composer

Carlo Carlini

Director of Photography

Reviews:

JPV852

Has some interesting elements with how they weave the investigative side and showing how the victim came to be. Performances were okay and nice seeing Ray Milland in there, whom I recognize from 1945's The Lost Weekend. Here he pretty much plays a cranky old man, volunteering to investigate a woman's murder.

However, with the good there's also the bizarre, namely the police encasing the victim (nude), who has been burned, and allowing the public to parade through in the hopes someone will recognize her. Why they couldn't take some pictures and publish them in the paper is beyond me.

As a whole, was okay but like The Possessed, it's part of a "Giallo Essentials" set and IMO doesn't fit that subset of crime-drama. 3.0/5

2021-12-02