footprint certainly isn not your average run of the mill giallo and and that no bad thing . unlike his previous effort and the fifth cord ( which be your classic giallo ) luigi bazzoni film forsakes almost all of the giallo trademark and instead of murder while the focus be very on psychological mystery . it obvious from the outset that this be go to be an entirely bizarre film a the film open up with a scene set on the moon . thing do not get any clearer after that a the lunar sequence turn out to be the dream of alice and a troubled woman . alice be torment by dream of an astronaut strand on the moon and which have apparently come from a viewing of a film call footprint on the moon . after several thing go wrong for her and alice decides to go to a mostly desert former tourist spot name garma . upon her arrival and she be surprise a the people she meet seem to already know her . alice also meet a young red head girl who also seem to already know her while the girl tell alice she look exactly like nicole and except nicer and with short hair . the fact that footprint doesn not feature much in the way of sex and murder and other giallo trademark put it somewhat on the back foot with it primary audience from the beginning a most people go into this film aren not go to get what they be expect ( or and probably and want ) . but on the other hand and footprint command respect for the fact that it doesn not just follow on from what go before it . by 1975 and the giallo have start to lose it popularity and many of the film come out around this period ( with a few very notable exception ) be merely retread of what come before and so luigi bazzoni would have be take a big chance on this film . florinda bolkan give a strong performance in the lead role while and the fact that she not the pretty giallo heroine isn not really important . the mystery build nicely throughout and and while it can become a little turgid at time while footprint be and generally speak and intrigue for the duration . it probably would not come a a surprise to many once they get there that the end doesn not make much sense and and doesn not really clear anything up while but it nicely add to the bizarre cult value of the film and and all in all while i give footprint a thumb up .