Olga's (Serena Grandi, Delirium) life is one that will forever be damaged by childhood trauma, as her father killed himself before her eyes. Now, along with her husband Paolo (David Brandon), she is finally going home. This starts with a hell of a dream sequence, as Olga remembers her mother covered in blood and her shooting her father in the face. This memory or vision or way of dealing with her father's suicide is why she has blamed herself for it since she was young. Her psychiatrist, Dr. Carlo Ferranti (Dobromir Manev), believes that confronting her past will help her heal. After all, she has a good marriage and a supportive partner, right?
She gets the opportunity to see her old friends like Isabel (Daniela Poggi) and Sheila (Florinda Bolkan), as well as experience the club where she once danced and sang. But one night, while staying at her family's home, Olga is attacked by a mysterious intruder. Only Inspector Michael Manning (Stéphane Ferrara), a police officer she once had an affair with, believes her. Everyone else thinks that Olga has finally lost her mind.
The stalker remembers that our heroine used to be an exotic dancer called Olga O - yes, not much of a name change or disguise - and keeps using that name as he chases her on motorcycle and leaves those messages. Yet she also feels drawn to danger and if that feels like, well, a strange vice, that's because this is co-written by the man who wrote so many gialli - including The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh - Ernesto Gastaldi. Along with Daniele Stroppa and Maria Cociani, he's put together a pretty good plot that makes one look to the past but enjoy what they are currently watching. What helps is that the cinematographer was Luigi Kuveiller (Deep Red, A Quiet Place In the Country, A Lizard In a Woman's Skin), who definitely knows how to shoot a giallo movie, and the director Antonio Bonifacioas picked up a few things from working with Joe D'Amato. I also liked his Appuntamento in nero and this improves on that.
By the end, Olga is seeing dead bodies in her bed, unsure of who to trust and may even have tried to kill herself. Is there anyone who can save our heroine? I really enjoyed Olga's Strange Story and it was worth the time that it took for time to find it.
She gets the opportunity to see her old friends like Isabel (Daniela Poggi) and Sheila (Florinda Bolkan), as well as experience the club where she once danced and sang. But one night, while staying at her family's home, Olga is attacked by a mysterious intruder. Only Inspector Michael Manning (Stéphane Ferrara), a police officer she once had an affair with, believes her. Everyone else thinks that Olga has finally lost her mind.
The stalker remembers that our heroine used to be an exotic dancer called Olga O - yes, not much of a name change or disguise - and keeps using that name as he chases her on motorcycle and leaves those messages. Yet she also feels drawn to danger and if that feels like, well, a strange vice, that's because this is co-written by the man who wrote so many gialli - including The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh - Ernesto Gastaldi. Along with Daniele Stroppa and Maria Cociani, he's put together a pretty good plot that makes one look to the past but enjoy what they are currently watching. What helps is that the cinematographer was Luigi Kuveiller (Deep Red, A Quiet Place In the Country, A Lizard In a Woman's Skin), who definitely knows how to shoot a giallo movie, and the director Antonio Bonifacioas picked up a few things from working with Joe D'Amato. I also liked his Appuntamento in nero and this improves on that.
By the end, Olga is seeing dead bodies in her bed, unsure of who to trust and may even have tried to kill herself. Is there anyone who can save our heroine? I really enjoyed Olga's Strange Story and it was worth the time that it took for time to find it.