Prepare your black gloves and pour yourself a glass of J&B–Cinematic Void is invading The Frida Cinema for a four film marathon that dives headfirst into the shadowy world of Giallo cinema. Join us for Giall-o-thon, a one-night-only marathon featuring four gloriously unhinged Italian thrillers from the golden age of the genre. From whispered secrets and voyeuristic danger to knives in the dark and swinging Euro decadence–this is where horror meets high fashion, and nothing is quite what it seems. The lineup for the evening is:

4:00PM – What Have You Done to Solange? (1972, dir. Massimo Dallamano)
Set against the backdrop of a Catholic girls’ school in London,Massimo Dallamano’s What Have You Done to Solange? (1972) follows a married gym teacher who becomes entangled in a series of brutal murders targeting students, each killed in shockingly intimate fashion. As he digs deeper, dark secrets emerge involving a missing girl named Solange, and a chilling conspiracy of hidden histories. A standout of the giallo genre, the film blends lurid violence with emotional resonance, as well as an unusually poignant moral undercurrent.

6:00PM – Don’t Torture a Duckling (1972, dir. Lucio Fulci)
Director Lucio Fulci transports the giallo from its usual urban setting to a superstitious rural village plagued by the mysterious deaths of young boys. A big-city journalist and a scandalous socialite team up to investigate, uncovering layers of hypocrisy, religious mania, and buried trauma. With its searing critique of institutional corruption and its haunting blend of social commentary and gruesome violence, Don’t Torture a Duckling (1972) stands as one of Fulci’s most thematically complex and unsettling works.

8:00PM – The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion (1970, dir. Luciano Ercoli)
A stylish and seductive thriller, Luciano Ercoli’s The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion (1970) centers on Minou, a well-to-do housewife whose carefully ordered life unravels after a stranger accuses her husband of murder — then blackmails her with a demand for sexual submission. As Minou descends into paranoia and desire, she becomes unsure of what’s real and who to trust. With its glossy visuals, chic fashion, and a dreamy score by legend Ennio Morricone, the film delivers a Hitchcockian tale of erotic unease wrapped in early ’70s Euro glamour.

9:45PM – Torso (1973, dir. Sergio Martino)
Sergio Martino’s Torso (1973) is a savage and suspenseful blend of slasher horror and giallo intrigue. When a masked killer begins stalking female university students in Rome, a group of friends retreats to a secluded countryside villa — only to discover the murderer has followed them. Known for its shocking brutality and proto-slasher elements, Torso shifts from whodunit mystery to nerve-wracking survival thriller, punctuated by Martino’s stylish direction and a now-iconic sequence of near-silent suspense.

🍿 Tickets are $25, and get you all four films!  Member discounts and Frida Cinema comp passes not valid.

🍿 There will be a 15 minute intermission between each film.

🍿 All films presented dubbed in the English language, with the exception of The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion, which will be presented in its original Italian language, with English subtitles.

ABOUT CINEMATIC VOID

Cinematic Void is a Los Angeles-based film screening series and cult cinema collective, celebrated for showcasing a wide range of genre films, cult classics, exploitation oddities, horror obscurities, and outsider cinema. Founded by programmer Jim Branscome, Cinematic Void has gained a devoted following for its high-energy events, eclectic curation, and deep appreciation for the weirder corners of film history.

Cinematic Void screenings typically include themed pre-show reels, trailers, and introductions that celebrate the analog, underground spirit of cult film culture. The series collaborates with organizations like the The Frida and the American Cinematheque, and frequently hosts special guests, restorations, and 35mm screenings. In addition to live events, Cinematic Void also produces a podcast, and has expanded its reach through virtual screenings and partnerships with boutique labels, maintaining its mission to resurrect and champion the strange, sleazy, and sublime gems of cinema’s fringes.