Well I've just checked its IMDb page and it seems to be regarded by some as one of the very best the genre has to offer. It just goes to show how divided opinions can be!
Personally I found it overlong (at nearly 2 hours) with the very few kills there were off camera, a drawn out, tedious, and at times confusing plot, dull characters and a serious lack of sleaze and gore. I nearly always find something to like even in the lesser giallos but with Solange I'm struggling to think of a single positive. If anything I would use it as an example of just how boring a giallo could be if done wrong.
I'm not a fan of its sequel - Trauma (aka Red Rings Of Fear) - either because that again suffers from the same flaws that hurt Solange. I think What Have They Done To Your Daughters? is pretty good though so the trilogy wasn't a complete train wreck.
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