History Film / FourFliesOnGreyVelvet

* BulletTime: Used when killer fires a shot at Roberto during the climax.

** Killer's death also involves slow motion.

* AccidentalMurder: Roberto accidentally stabs the guy who has been following him.

'''''Four Flies on Grey Velvet''''' is a {{giallo}} film by Creator/DarioArgento from the year 1971, and last one in his "animal trilogy".

* NightmareDreams: When Mirko tells about a beheading he saw, Roberto starts to have nightmares where his [[OffWithHisHead head is lopped off]]. Not until the very end does he realize that he actually [[spoiler: dreamt about his wife, not about himself. Though his [[ExactWords explicit verbal revelation]] is included in director's cut only - in a theatrical one it's left to the audience.]]

** The fact that [[spoiler:the guy whom Roberto thinks he killed is actually still alive]].

One day, professional drummer Roberto Tobias notices a strange man clad in black, who is following him everywhere. One night he goes after the man, and as he tries to question the man, the confrontation goes very wrong as the guy ends up being stabbed by his own knife and a mysterious masked person takes a picture of Roberto holding it.
Soon after, Roberto starts receiving messages from that person which indicate that his life is going to become living hell, and he will be murdered at one point.

* MotiveRant: Roberto learns about the killer's motive as he is held in knifepoint.

** Killer's identity, [[spoiler:who is actually his wife Nina]].

One day, professional drummer Roberto Tobias notices a strange man clad in black, who is following him everywhere. One night he goes after the man, and as he tries to question the man, the confrontation goes very wrong as the guy ends up being stabbed by his own knife and mysterious masked person takes a picture of Roberto holding it.

* FreudianExcuse: The killer hates Roberto because [[spoiler:he's dead ringer to her father, whom she despised because he [[RaisedAsTheOppositeGender raised her as a boy and kept on beating her when she couldn't live up to the expectations]]]].

* NightmareDreams: When Mirko tells about a beheading he saw, Roberto starts to have nightmares where his [[OffWithHisHead head is lopped off]]. Not until the very end does he realize that he actually [[spoiler: dreamt about his wife, not about himself. Though his [[ExactWords explicit verbal revelation]] is included in Italian version only - in American one it's left to the audience.]]

* NightmareDreams: When Mirko tells about a beheading he saw, Roberto starts to have nightmares where his [[OffWithHisHead head is lopped off]]. Not until the very end does he realize that he actually [[spoiler: dreamt about his wife, not about himself. Though his [[ExactWords explicit revelation]] is included in Italian version only - in American one it's left to the audience.]]

* NightmareDreams: When Mirko tells about a beheading he saw, Roberto starts to have nightmares where his [[OffWithHisHead head is lopped off.]]. Not until the very end does he realize that he actually [[spoiler: dreamt about his wife, not about himself. Though his [[ExactWords explicit revelation]] is included in Italian version only - in American one it's left to the audience.]]

* NightmareDreams: When Mirko tells about a beheading he saw, Roberto starts to have nightmares where his [[OffWithHisHead head is lopped off]].

'''''Four Flies on Grey Velvet''''' is a {{giallo}} film by DarioArgento from the year 1971, and last one in his "animal trilogy".

* StallSearch: Arrosio does this when he hunts for Killer in the bathroom at the train station.

* AsTheGoodBookSays: The Professor boasts that knows over 1200 lines from the bible. He quotes about two.
* AccidentalMurder: Roberto stabbing the guy who has been following him.

* EveryCarIsAPinto: When killer's car crashes, its engine explodes.

* MotiveRant

* ComicRelief: The postman.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: The way the audience is introduced to Godfrey: Roberto calls him by his nickname "God", and a choir of Hallelujas start blaring the background.

** The fact that [[spoiler:the guy who Roberto thinks he killed is actually still alive]].

* SunGlassesAtNight: The man who keeps following Roberto around.

** Killer's identity, [[spoiler:whos is actually his wife Nina]].