"What Have You Done to Solange?" is a rather pleasant surprise after wading through countless giallos that are long on style but short on sense (ahem, Mr. Argento). This film is stylistically similar to Fulci's "Don't Torture A Duckling" and the lesser-screened "Autopsy". We have a killer going to work on several girls in an Italian Catholic school, a teacher carrying on an affair with a student, a disgruntled wife, a long line of red herrings, all of which are tied together through a traumatized girl named Solange. The surprise of this film is that, for the most part, it maintains narrative coherence and seldom succumbs to covering up its story with flamboyant stylistic tactics. Credit director Massimo Dallamano and his cinematographer, Aristide Massaccesi (aka Joe D'Amato) for the controlled, flowing narrative. I must mention my true reason in seeking out WHYDtS was to view the first screen appearance of Camille Keaton (of "I Spit on Your Grave"), who has a small role that makes a big impression. A diamond in the rough, this film is definitely worth seeking out if you're a fan of the genre.
7/10
7/10