Claudio Carvalho In London, the Italian gym teacher Enrico 'Henry' Rosseni (Fabio Testi) is having a love affair with his eighteen year-old student Elizabeth Seccles (Christine Galbo), who is the daughter of the owner of the Catholic School where he works and she studies. His estranged wife Herta Rosseni (Karin Baal) is the mathematics teacher in the same school. On Sunday afternoon, Rosseni and Elizabeth are in a boat in a grove and the girl glances at a knife and a man hunting down a woman. Rosseni believes she is giving a pretext to avoid him and does not pay attention to her. On the next morning, Rosseni learns that a teenager was murdered in the river bank in the grove and he drives to the location. Inspector Barth (Joachim Fuchsberger) goes to the school since the victim Hilda studied there and soon Rosseni becomes the prime suspect since he protects Elizabeth, who could give an alibi to him. When a second student is murdered, Elizabeth recalls that the killer where a black soutane worn by priests. While the police investigate the suspects, Elizabeth is killed and Rosseni decides also to investigate. He teams up with Herta and the find the name of the mysterious Solange Beauregard. They seek her out but what might have happened to Solange?"Cosa avete fatto a Solange?", a;k;a "What Have They Done to Solange?" , is an intriguing giallo with a totally unpredictable story full of mystery and tension. The erotic plot is well-written with many twist and suspects. The conclusion surprises the viewer and it is worthwhile watching this film that is not dated. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "O quê Vocês Fizeram com Solange?" ("What Have You Done to Solange?)

GL84 After thinking he's witnessed a murder, the teacher at a posh London girls' school finds himself drawn into a savage murder spree involving the other girls at the school which forces him to start investigating the culprit while trying to stay out of his path.This here is one of the finest and most enjoyable Giallo's ever made. One of the more engaging and enjoyable elements within this one is the fact that there's an engaging sense of style over this one that's utterly pleasing. There's a strong and pronounced sense of Catholic-laced guilt and oppression running throughout this one, ranging from the slow-burning realization of the killers' disguise to the use of the sacred confessional which incidentally launches several rather chilling stalking scenes using that set-up, which is all quite fun as this one utilizes the strong sense of guilt from that binding and constricting set-up. That even extends beyond all the usual happenings to include the sense of voyeurism that's exceptionally pervasive throughout here, from the sleazy angles of spying on the girls in the shower to the scenes hidden from behind the point-of- view of other objects and obstructions in view of everything else makes for quite a strong, overwhelming connection here that makes for quite a thrilling set-piece to lay into that mind-frame as well as sets up the remainder of the film's strong themes of hiding behind the church for it's motivations. This is aided along nicely by the strong twist in the finale where it's all given quite ample coverage that there's a strong religious undercurrent running through here in regards to the attitude of the killer and how the victims are chosen. When that becomes apparent throughout here and the film embraces its Giallo mindset, there are some utterly incredible setups here from the opening stalking and chase through the woods that becomes the central starting point, the fantastic encounter in the bathroom where the victim is unaware of their visitor's true intentions and then is killed off through the killers' viewpoint and then features a mad-dash out of the room and out of the building which is a spectacular use of the camera-work utilized here and the frenetic finale works on so many levels which is what ends this one on a high note going from the abduction in the park to the final confrontation in the house and the revelations that come from that. It's all enough to work so well here in conjunction with the other religious motivations unearthed here from the striking investigation throughout this one. The manner of how this one brings out the clues and different identities of everyone who are wisely not overloaded with red herrings or useless trivia here which makes for a rather fun time here that gets into some really twisting times as there's a lengthy, involved mystery at the center of this one which is fun to watch play out. Covered with copious nudity and some nice deaths, there's plenty to really like with this one although it does have a minor problem here. Due to the film's insistence on driving through the investigation from the police inspector rather than the exploits of the killer which means the body-count is quite low for the genre. It really could've used a bigger one here with the exploits of the investigation taking up much more time here than the slashing, so even though it does have awesome work in that regard there's enough here to lower this one somewhat.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Full Nudity, Language, a sex scene, drug use and underage abortion.

BA_Harrison 'What Have They Done To Solange?' can be seen sitting in the top ten list of many a giallo aficionado, and it's easy to see why: it offers fans of the genre almost everything they could possibly ask for, including, of course, the obligatory gloved killer, a ridiculously complex narrative with umpteen likely suspects, lovely cinematography and deft direction, plus a cool jazzy score (from the great Ennio Morricone). In addition to these 'essentials', there's also one hell of an unexpected death that packs quite a punch, and the application of a particularly unpleasant modus-operandi by the murderer—one that you certainly won't forget in a hurry!Set in an exclusive London girls' college (where every student is gorgeous, of course), the film sees a homicidal lunatic working his way through a group of pretty young things, all of whom are harbouring a dark secret from the past. As the police investigate the murders, student Elizabeth Seccles (Cristina Galbó)—who glimpsed the first murder whilst romping in a rowboat with handsome, married Italian professor Enrico Rosseni (Fabio Testi)—struggles to recall a vital visual clue that could help identify the maniac.Of course, this being a giallo, the plot doesn't always make perfect sense (it's a rare giallo that allows logic to get in the way of style) and the second half of the film definitely requires the suspension of disbelief: Enrico's estranged wife forgives her husband's affair on discovering that he hasn't made love to 18-year-old Elizabeth, and having reconciled their differences, the pair proceed to track down the killer. I don't know what is harder to believe: the fact that she forgives Enrico his infidelity so quickly, or that the Italian lothario wasn't banging a beauty like Elizabeth 24/7.Fortunately, these lapses in reason do little to mar one's enjoyment of the film as a whole: director Massimo Dallamano provides just enough clues as the story unfolds to keep us guessing until the very last moment; the clever script ties up all the loose ends with a satisfyingly sick motive for the murderer; and those of us who like the sleazier aspects of the genre will get a kick out of the constant female nudity (including a totally unnecessary, but very welcome shower scene), and several shocking glimpses of the victims' mutilated bodies.

timshelboy First off just to say i didn't get the edition I thought I would - I chose the Italian version over the R2, but what actually arrived was a UK release from 1998 - claiming to be a special edition - i never knew there WAS a UK DVD release - but the promised biogs were not actually on the disc - just a couple of duff trailers. Anyway - as to the film itself - just as I was recovering from "Night TRain Murders" my second genital mutilation thriller turns up in the same month - this time in (an Italian) UK nubile schoolgirls are being offed and Teacher Fabio Testi - (unhappily) married but nailing one of his students - becomes the main suspect. Joachim Fuchsberger is the detective on the case. Sorry to say I was less than entranced. It was watchable but more than equally miss able,and aside from the aforementioned gruesome nature of the crime, the "surprise" killing of Cristina Galbo which was actually "spoilt" by the DVD cover telling me about it - Grrrrrr!!!! and a surprise twist that cast the "victims" in a new light - i thought this was very routine. Itwont put me off the two "sequels" though. with Karin (Hannibal Brooks)Baal and Camille (I Spit on your grave") Keaton.