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Excellent, a Must See

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

A beautiful and independent woman works as a translator and interpreter. When she arrives at the office in order to hand in some written notes, she gets a frosty reception : she is accused not only of exceeding the deadline, but also of disappearing in a sudden (and highly inconvenient) manner. Defensive at first, the poor woman discovers that she can't account for her whereabouts during the last week or so. About the only clue consists of a photograph of a large, striking building in a Moorish or Oriental style... "Le orme" can be described as a psychological thriller, a metaphysical horror movie, or both. Whatever it is, it is a trippy, eerie, discombobulating movie with a highly original plot and style. I'm not sure that the plot, once unravelled, makes complete sense in a (chrono)logical way - which is the reason why I'm awarding 7 stars instead of 8 or 9 - but it certainly makes sense in a poetic, emotional way. "Le orme" also contains some very imaginative metaphors, and even some kind of movie-within-a-movie.Florinda Bolkan gives an excellent performance. She is also a very beautiful woman, a fact which is highlighted by some superbly flattering costumes. In fact, "Le orme" as a whole is an aesthetic delight. The wonderfully shot sets, locations and scenery are so beautiful that I would like to visit them in the flesh. (Am I right in thinking that the movie was filmed in Italy, Greece and Turkey ?) Those shimmering peacock windows alone would be sufficient reason to travel to a far-off destination.Last but not least the movie boasts a fine musical score.

Hoping to see a good movie in Sci-fi and Giallo style,slowing the anxiety became in disappointment along the picture... Senseless, the movie try to survive but arrives in a dead end!! Florinda Bolkan has a good acting but wreck together with.... Despite all this head mess the movie itself is well done in photography on a beautiful places in Turkey in special way some spots with ancient Roman Ruins...intriguing but senseless!! Resume: First watch: 2017 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 5.5

Translator Alice Cespi (an excellent performance by Florinda Bolkan) can't remember anything about the last few days. With only a torn photo of a seaside town to go on about the loss of her memory, Alice visits the community but doesn't find the answers she's looking for. Various folks in the town recognize her, but she has no clue who they are. Meanwhile, Alice is also haunted by dreams of a man being left on the moon to die. Director Luigi Bazzoni, who also co-wrote the quirky and compelling script with Mario Fanelli, relates the absorbing story at a hypnotic deliberate pace, makes fine use of the lovely coastal locations, ably creates and sustains an intriguing and atmospheric air of perplexing mystery, and tosses in a novel and inspired sci-fi angle that culminates in a genuinely startling surprise downbeat ending. Bolkan does a sterling job of carrying the picture with her exceptional acting; she receives sturdy support from Peter McEnery as the likable Henry, Nicoletta Elmi as enigmatic little girl Paola, and Lila Kedrova as the friendly Mrs. Helm. Klaus Kinski has a small, yet pivotal role as sinister scientist Professor Blackmann. Vittorio Storaro's sumptuous cinematography offers a wealth of stunning visuals. Nicola Piovani's spare brooding further enhances the overall eerie and ambiguous mood. An odd and engrossing giallo that's worth seeing for fans of this neat and uniquely Italian genre.

Luigi Bazzoni's "Le Orme" aka. "Footprints on the Moon" (1975) is possibly the most atypical film that can be attributed to the Giallo (sub-)genre. Director Bazzoni, who had previously directed a more typical, but less interesting Giallo with "Giornata Nera Per L'Ariete" ("The Fifth Cord", 1975), leaves out almost all the trademark elements of the traditional Giallo here, the most obvious being that (almost) no gory murders are taking place. Instead, "Le Orme", which, in its mystery character may nonetheless be called a Giallo, is a slow-paced, surreal, eerie and extremely convoluted and complex psychological mystery. The level of mystery is even higher than usual for Gialli, to a degree where the viewer often has no clue whatsoever what is going on. "Le Orme" is furthermore doubtlessly the only Giallo to feature an extraterrestrial sub-plot (as the English title suggests, the moon plays a role).The wonderful Florinda Bolkan stars as Alice Crespi, a protagonist whose persona alone leaves many mysteries. Alice, a Portuguese translator living in Rome, who is tormented by a recurring nightmare, wakes up one day with no recollection of the foregoing three days. When she finds a photograph of a hotel on the Turkish island Garma, she decides to go there and investigate. Strangely, even though she has never been there, several people on the island seem to recognize Alice or confuse her with another woman...It is almost impossible to give a proper plot description of "Le Orme" since the film relies strongly on atmosphere. Alice gets involved deeper and deeper in a mystery she has no clue how to solve; and neither do the viewers. Stylistically, the film is perfect: Stunningly beautiful Turkish sceneries are captured by a fantastic photography, (cinematographer Vittorio Storano also did the cinematography for "Apolcalypse Now" as well as Dario Argento's brilliant debut "L'Uccello Dalle Piume Di Cristallo" and Bernardo Bertolucci's "Novecento"), and the atmosphere is intensified by a wonderful classical score. The beautiful Florinda Bolkan is a great actress, and she is fantastic in the leading role here. Bolkan always had a talent to play women on the edge of sanity (e.g. in Lucio Fulci's great Gialli "Don't Torture A Duckling" and "Lizzard in a Woman's Skin", and, in a different manner, in Gianfranco Mingozzi's "Flavia the Heretic"), and her performance is particularly involving here (not least because we don't know whether she is is going insane, or the victim of a conspiracy). The rest of the cast includes Italian Horror's greatest child star, the always fantastic Nicoletta Elmi (Argento's "Profondo Rosso", Bava's "Baron Blood" and "Bay of Blood", etc.), and, in the dream-like sequences, none other than the incomparable Klaus Kinski as a sinister scientist.If you are looking for the typical Giallo in which an insane killer targets ravishing beauty-queens, with gory murders and tons of sleaze, you better look elsewhere. What "Le Orme" provides, is mystery and suspense in a different, but highly involving and unsettling manner. Those who aren't familiar with the Giallo genre are well advised to watch a variety of other genre films (such as "The Red Queen Kills 7 Times", "What Have You Done To Solange", "Don't Torture A Duckling" or any of the Gialli by Sergio Martino and Dario Argento) before this one. However, it is a top recommendation for the more experienced Giallo-fans, especially those who are not deterred by the lack of action and appreciate a bizarre storyline. Definitely one of a kind. 7.5/10