Gli occhi del testimone

Titolo originale: Mute Witness

1995
R
1h 35min

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Marina Zudina in Gli occhi del testimone (1995)

Dark Comedy Slasher Horror Crime Horror Thriller

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaA mute make-up artist working on a slasher movie being shot in Moscow, is locked in the studio after hours. While there, she witnesses a brutal murder, and must escape capture.A mute make-up artist working on a slasher movie being shot in Moscow, is locked in the studio after hours. While there, she witnesses a brutal murder, and must escape capture.A mute make-up artist working on a slasher movie being shot in Moscow, is locked in the studio after hours. While there, she witnesses a brutal murder, and must escape capture.

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6,7/10

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Premi
- 3 vittorie e 3 candidature totali

Billy Hughes
(as Marina Sudina)

Fay Ripley

Karen Hughes

Evan Richards

Andy Clarke

Oleg Yankovskiy

Larsen
(as Oleg Jankowskij)

Igor Volkov

Arkadi

Sergei Karlenkov

Lyosha
(as Sergej Karlenkov)

Alec Guinness

The Reaper
(as Mystery Guest Star)

Aleksandr Pyatkov

Wartschuk
(as Alexander Piatkov)

Nikolai Pastukhov

Janitor
(as Nikolai Pastuhov)

Aleksandr Bureyev

Strohbecker
(as Alexander Buriev)

Stephen Bouser

Lovett

Valeri Barakhtin

Mitja
(as Valeri Barahtin)

Nikolay Chindyaykin

Inspector Pekar
(as Nikolai Chindjaikin)

Vyacheslav Naumenko

Officer Mlekov
(as Vasheslav Naumenko)

Larisa Khusnullina

Victim
(as Larisa Husnolina)

Olga Tolstetskaya

Actress

Denis Karasyov

Fake policeman
(as Denis Karasiov)

Igor Ilin

Fake policeman 2
(as Igor Iljin)

Regia
- Anthony Waller
Sceneggiatura
- Anthony Waller
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Quiz
Writer- Producer-Director Anthony Waller met Sir Alec Guinness quite by chance in Hamburg in 1985, where he asked him if he was interested in doing a one-scene cameo. To his surprise, Guinness said he'd be delighted and that he would do it for free. The problem was that Guinness was fully booked for the next eighteen months, so Waller suggested they shoot the scene the following morning in an underground car park. Guinness readily agreed and, true to his word, took no payment with the provision that he not be credited in the film or there be no publicity surrounding his involvement in it. This is why he is billed as "Mystery Guest Star" in the end credits.

Blooper
When Karen is holding the gun inside Billy's apartment, it suddenly disappears from her hand. A few moments later, it appears in Andy's hand.

Citazioni
Billy Hughes: Hello, this is Billy Hughes speaking. This is a digital voice computer. Please have patience and I will answer.
Telephone operator's voice: Hello? You English?
Billy Hughes: My name is Billy Hughes.
Telephone operator's voice: Yes. What do you want, please? Hello?
Billy Hughes: Help. Intruder.
Telephone operator's voice: I no understand. Sorry.
Billy Hughes: Bad man want to kill me.
Telephone operator's voice: Batman? I get man who speak English, yes?

Curiosità sui crediti
For his cameo appearance as The Reaper, Alec Guinness is credited as "Mystery Guest Star".

Connessioni
Referenced in Un lupo mannaro americano a Parigi (1997)

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8/10

Still Great after Eighteen Years

In Moscow, the clumsy director Andy Clarke (Evan Richards) is making a slasher movie in a studio set with Russian and American cast and crew. The responsible for the makeup is the mute Billy Hughes (Marina Sudina), who is the sister of Andy's girlfriend Karen Hughes (Fay Ripley).

One day, Billy needs to find a mask for the shot on the next day and she stays after hours in the studio set seeking out the object. However, the janitor locks her in the studio alone and Billy cannot find a way out.

When Billy sees light in the studio, she accidentally witnesses the Russians Arkadi (Igor Volkov) and Lyosha (Sergej Karlenkov) making a porn snuff movie and brutally killing a woman. Billy succeeds to escape, but the police officers do not trust on her. Further, the powerful Russian mafia chases her believing that Billy has a diskette with evidences against the mobsters.

I saw "Mute Witness" eighteen years ago and I loved this film. Yesterday I saw it again, now on DVD, and it still is a great film that combines thriller and horror with black humor in a plot with many twists. The director Anthony Waller masterly raises tension and relieves with black humor, startling the viewer and then making him or her laugh. Unfortunately the conclusion is a little disappointing but it is worthwhile watching this wonderful little film. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Testemunha Muda" ("Mute Witness")