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The Short Night of the Glass Dolls (1971)

The Short Night of the Glass Dolls (1971)
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A man is found one morning in the bushes of a city plaza in Prague. He is taken to a hospital where the doctors confirm that, although his eyes are wide open, he is dead. There is no heartbeat or sign of life, except, strangely enough, his body temperature is normal. No matter, he's certified as dead and sent into cold storage to wait for an autopsy. "I'm alive," the man thinks, "can't you see I'm alive?" The man, Gregory (Jean Sorel), isn't dead but he's paralyzed and helpless to alert his condition to anyone. As the doctors prepare for the autopsy, Gregory thinks back to yesterday, when he was making plans to help his girlfriend (Barbara Bach) get out of the country. Gregory begins piecing together the mystery of what happened to him in fractured bits of memory -- but will solving the puzzle do him any good? ~ Buzz McClain, Rovi

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Director(s):
Aldo Lado
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Synopsis of The Short Night of the Glass Dolls

A man is found one morning in the bushes of a city plaza in Prague. He is taken to a hospital where the doctors confirm that, although his eyes are wide open, he is dead. There is no heartbeat or sign of life, except, strangely enough, his body temperature is normal. No matter, he's certified as dead and sent into cold storage to wait for an autopsy. "I'm alive," the man thinks, "can't you see I'm alive?" The man, Gregory (Jean Sorel), isn't dead but he's paralyzed and helpless to alert his condition to anyone. As the doctors prepare for the autopsy, Gregory thinks back to yesterday, when he was making plans to help his girlfriend (Barbara Bach) get out of the country. Gregory begins piecing together the mystery of what happened to him in fractured bits of memory -- but will solving the puzzle do him any good? ~ Buzz McClain, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
97 mins

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Director(s):
Aldo Lado
Writer(s):
Aldo Lado
Producer(s):
Enzo Doria
Categories:
Horror
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Steven J.

Aldo Lado's first film is quite brilliant. This film actually could have been the inspiration of Stephen King's short story about a man bit by a snake and can't move or talk but I think this film is better than King's story because not only do we watch the mans immobilization but we join him in his thoughts as he tries to flash back to who put him in this state and why. It's a very interesting Giallo and I absolutely loved the ending that left me breathless.

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Ronald D.

Interesting movie with a great storyline. It might have been much better had it not been completed in the 70's.

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