Matt discusses Mario Bava's seminal A Bay of Blood from 1971, long seen as a bridge between the giallo and the modern slasher film...

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• TALE OF THE TAPE
• Directed by Mario Bava
• Written by Mario Bava, Giuseppe Zaccariello and Filippo Ottoni

• Distributed by Nuova Linea Cinematografica
• Released on 8 September 1971
• Runtime of 84 minutes
• RT Critic 80% // RT Audience 62% // IMDb 6.5/10 // Letterboxd 3.4/5

• CAST
• Claudine Auger as Renata Donati
• Luigi Pistilli as Alberto
• Claudio Volonté as Simone
• Laura Betti as Anna Fossati
• Leopoldo Trieste as Paolo Fossati
• Isa Miranda as Countess Federica Donati
• Chris Avram as Franco Ventura
• Anna Maria Rosati as Laura
• Brigitte Skay as Louise
• Paola Montenero as Sylvie
• Guido Boccaccini as Luca
• Roberto Bonanni as Roberto
• Giovanni Nuvoletti as Count Filippo Donati

Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(00:45) Crystal Lake Trailer Talk

(07:48) A Bay of Blood Tale of the Tape

(08:44) A Bay of Blood Trailer

(11:43) A Bay of Blood Cast

(13:24) A Bay of Blood Quick Synopsis and Trivia

(19:47) A Bay of Blood Thoughts and Discussion

(54:53) A Bay of Blood Letterboxd Comments

(1:00:15) Outro

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