Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- paranoid
- eerie
- foreboding
- late night horror marathon
- giallo double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as an imaginative and unsettling suspense work whose political symbolism, setpieces, and tension outweigh its limited reliance on gore.
What sets it apart
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Greg Moore is mistaken for dead while retaining awareness, and his recollections organize the investigation.
Moore searches Prague for Mira while the city becomes associated with disappearances, secrecy, and elite conspiracy.
The investigation reaches a high-profile private club whose affluent members participate in orgies and dark rites.
Mira's disappearance is connected to a series of missing young women, widening the scope of Moore's inquiry.
Films like Short Night of Glass Dolls, and why
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
shared giallo mystery structure, sinister elite conspiracy, stylized suspense, and political unease
The Night of the Hunted
shared occult conspiracy, ominous European atmosphere, investigative paranoia, and unsettling ritual imagery
Eyes Wide Shut
shared affluent secret society, eroticized menace, shadowy urban investigation, and social corruption
The Perfume of the Lady in Black
shared psychological horror, disorientation, missing-person mystery, and formal emphasis on dread over gore
Movie Details
- Director
- Aldo Lado
- Release Date
- 1971-10-28
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (106)
Cast
- Ingrid Thulin
- Jean Sorel
- Mario Adorf
- Barbara Bach
- Fabijan Šovagović
- José Quaglio
- Relja Bašić
- Piero Vida
- Daniele Dublino
- Sven Lasta
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Night Flight Plus, Full Moon Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Short Night of Glass Dolls about?
- A supposedly dead journalist races against an unseen conspiracy while his mind reconstructs the disappearance that left him trapped between life and death.
- What is Short Night of Glass Dolls like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Short Night of Glass Dolls as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Short Night of Glass Dolls violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Short Night of Glass Dolls as moderate.
- What did critics think of Short Night of Glass Dolls?
- Critics broadly regard the film as an imaginative and unsettling suspense work whose political symbolism, setpieces, and tension outweigh its limited reliance on gore.
- Which films are like Short Night of Glass Dolls?
- Films with a similar feel include The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, The Night of the Hunted, Eyes Wide Shut, and The Perfume of the Lady in Black.
- How long is Short Night of Glass Dolls?
- Short Night of Glass Dolls runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Short Night of Glass Dolls?
- In United States, Short Night of Glass Dolls streams on Night Flight Plus, Full Moon Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel.
