Macchie Solari (aka Autopsy) (1975)

Set in Rome, a rash of unexplained suicides occur in the city. A group of scientists theorize that these suicides are caused by sunspots. However, a young priest (Barry Primus) insists to a morgue doctor (Mimsy Farmer) that his sister was not a suicide but a murder victim. Directed by Armando Crispino (THE DEAD ARE ALIVE). I'm partial to the giallo genre but this one is a godawful mess. I've long since learned that logic has very little importance in the genre but this entry is pointless and senseless even by its own shabby rules. If you get your kicks watching dead bodies being dissected and organs pulled out, this might be for you. The sleazy gore factor and unnecessary exploitative nudity aside, the film's poor structure has no atmosphere (almost a necessity in a giallo) and the acting is poor. The two leads are as wacko as the mysterious killer. Farmer's doctor is an unstable and emotional wreck while Barry Primus's priest is a hot tempered borderline psychopath! Even the normally reliable Ennio Morricone can't summon up a decent score. With Massimo Serato, Raymond Lovelock and Gaby Wagner.