4 mosche di velluto grigio (1971) Directed by Dario Argento
Crime / Horror / Thriller
aka: Four Flies on Grey Velvet
Film Synopsis
Roberto's nightmare begins when he starts to receive strange telephone
calls and he becomes aware that someone is stalking him. One
night, the young musician manages to confront his tormentor, but the
two men get into a fight and Roberto accidentally stabs the
stranger. The next day, Roberto is given an envelope containing
photographs which graphically depict the struggle in which he killed
his persecutor. The worst is yet to come...
In the 1940s, the shadowy, skewed visual style of 1920s German expressionism was taken up by directors of American thrillers and psychological dramas, creating that distinctive film noir look.
It was American film noir and pulp fiction that kick-started the craze for thrillers in 1950s France and made it one of the most popular and enduring genres.