Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- paranoid
- salacious
- disturbing
- late night horror viewing
- giallo double feature
What critics said
Critics generally regard it as a well-acted and effectively directed giallo with an unusually serious mystery, though its exploitative violence and screenplay weaknesses remain divisive.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The investigation into multiple murders and the unknown Solange uses genre misdirection, withheld information, and escalating revelations.
The Catholic school, its teachers, and its teenage students form the central environment for an investigation involving sexual exploitation and murders.
The film's murder scenes and treatment of assaulted young women are repeatedly described as vicious, startling, and exploitative.
Enrico and Herta investigate the identity and fate of Solange while successive killings deepen the mystery.
Films like What Have You Done to Solange?, and why
Deep Red
shared giallo mystery structure, stylish murder set pieces, sexual menace, and investigative suspense
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
shared Italian giallo conventions, whodunit plotting, lurid violence, and psychologically charged atmosphere
Torso
shared school-centered sexual paranoia, graphic violence against women, and European exploitation-horror sensibility
The New York Ripper
shared erotic mystery, sadistic violence, and artful European genre stylization
Movie Details
- Director
- Massimo Dallamano
- Release Date
- 1972-03-23
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (157)
Cast
- Fabio Testi
- Karin Baal
- Cristina Galbó
- Joachim Fuchsberger
- Günther Stoll
- Claudia Butenuth
- Camille Keaton
- Maria Monti
- Giancarlo Badessi
- Pilar Castel
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- AMC+ Amazon Channel, Night Flight Plus, IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is What Have You Done to Solange? about?
- A scandalous Catholic-school murder mystery turns an illicit affair into a descent through giallo paranoia, sexual violence, and buried secrets.
- What is What Have You Done to Solange? like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of What Have You Done to Solange? as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is What Have You Done to Solange? violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in What Have You Done to Solange? as graphic.
- What did critics think of What Have You Done to Solange??
- Critics generally regard it as a well-acted and effectively directed giallo with an unusually serious mystery, though its exploitative violence and screenplay weaknesses remain divisive.
- Which films are like What Have You Done to Solange??
- Films with a similar feel include Deep Red, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, Torso, and The New York Ripper.
- How long is What Have You Done to Solange??
- What Have You Done to Solange? runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch What Have You Done to Solange??
- In United States, What Have You Done to Solange? streams on AMC+ Amazon Channel, Night Flight Plus, IndieFlix, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel.
