Actresses of Italian cinema in the 1960's & 70's who weren't of the Hollywood elite, or international stars in some right usually found their fame in what is now often referred to as "cult cinema". One of the largest genres of cult cinema during this period of time in the Italian movie industry was giallo, Italian thrillers that are probably the closest ancestor to what is now referred to as the slasher film. So it should not be much of a surprise that Marisa Mell, one of the more well know cult actresses in Italian cinema during this era, saw her fair share of giallo adventures. Perversion Story (aka Una sull'altra & One on Top of the Other) is highly regarded among giallo fans has one of the top giallos of this time, setting aside the typical stereotype of gory murders and bringing a more unique and stylistic feel of the modern day mystery/thriller.
One of my all-time Mell favourites. She gave an extraordinary performance in this and her unearthly beauty just breaks your heart. The three movies she did for the Spanish production company Emaus in the early 70s (they all got pretty cheesy titles for their US release: "Violent Blood Bath", "Death Will Have Your Eyes", and "Diary of an Erotic Murderess") are also pretty interesting, by the way. (Among the 20+ films she did between 1969 and 1975, they are definitely the ones most worth watching.) Her only American production (which was shot in Rome) was "Mahogany" with Diana Ross.
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