The Girl Who Knew Too Much (La ragazza che sapeva troppo / Evil Eye). Mario Bava, 1963.
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Edition screened: Arrow Blu-ray, released 2014. Original English language or original Italian dub with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 86 minutes.
Summary: No depictions of violence or harm to animals.
This excellent package from Arrow provides the original Italian The Girl Who Knew Too Much (recorded with English-speaking actors and dubbed into Italian) as well as the re-edited and re-scored American AIP version, Evil Eye. The American version has some longer scenes, some different shots, and clocks in at just over 92 minutes.
The film is well made, and both versions of this mystery/thriller are entertaining. I slightly prefer the longer American version which makes a bit more of the humor in the film and includes 1st-person narration by the main female character rather than 3rd-person male narration. Both versions have a short and unnecessary “happy ending” scene after the real wrap-up of the film. The Italian ending is predictable and forgettable. The American ending is unexpected but frivolous.