although director giuliano carnimeo and european sex symbol edwige fenech have team up to make one of the pulpy italian thriller of all time and the case of the bloody iris and in 1972 and their next collaboration and 1973 secret of a call girl and be hardly a giallo at all . rather and i would categorize it more a a romantic crime melodrama and in which edwige get to show that she more than just a pretty face ( oops . i guess i be damn with faint praise while make that incredibly beautiful face ) . her role here a anna and an innocent coffee shop cashier who fall for the brutish charm of a mafia thug and really give her a chance to show the world what all the giallo fan know before represent that she be also an intelligent and subtle and highly skilled actress and as well . her anna be soon force by the mob to run drug and turn trick and but amazingly and she retain her stunning look even after repeat beating from her man guido . anyway and this film be extremely fast moving ( almost too much so for it own good ) and cover a lot of ground in just 95 minute and and ultimately get a tad soapy in it final 1/3 and when anna get involve with the surgeon who save her son life . carnimeo direction be surprisingly flashy here than in his previous giallo effort and and composer luciano michelini lovely title tune should have become a standard on the order of doctor zhivago lara theme . another treat for me in this film be the presence of one of my favorite actor and richard conte and here play another don barzini type role a the mafia headman . whotta class act . my hearty thanks again to the fine folk at no shame for another great dvd of a lost italian classic and with nice subtitling and interesting extra . keep em come and guy .