A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		4.0
Overall		4.0

A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Brian Orndorf June 19, 2025

“A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services.” Now that’s a title. The 1972 feature doesn’t exactly live up to such a strange name, but director Demofilo Fidani has a beginning, middle, and end with the endeavor, which immediately puts the movie ahead of most in the giallo subgenre, though the murder mystery elements in the offering are fairly thin. The production is more interested in erotic encounters, emerging as a softcore understanding of the world of prostitution, blended with a few guilt trips as parental concern enters the story. There’s a killer on the loose, a shadowy one wearing yellow gloves for a change, but “A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services” isn’t truly a chiller, preferring to stick with the details of the sex business as titillation, not terror, is prioritized by Fidani.

Cristina (Paola Senatore) is leaving home, and her father, Enrico (Jack Betts), is furious about the decision, desperate to keep his daughter under his roof, controlling her life. Cristina moves in with her friend, Paola (Simonetta Vitelli), an advertising artist, preparing to make it on her own with help from a special ad in the newspaper, advertising her services as a masseuse, which is code for sex worker. Cristina is new to the game, leaving her open to the charms of Oskar (Renato Rossini), who wants to become her pimp, offering the young woman access to a better class of clients to make a small fortune for them both. Cristina interacts with a number of strange men while Enrico works hard to capture her attention again, begging for her return. Trouble arrives when these clients are soon targeted by a killer, putting Inspector (Ettore Manni) on the case, looking to follow clues and interrogate suspects as he tries to find the culprit.

“A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services” offers a superbly nutty main title sequence. It plays like the opening of a daily soap opera, introducing each actor with a character moment from the film, displaying moments of concern and rage to come in the feature. It’s a snappy way to start the endeavor, backed by a jazzy score, and the story drops right into Cristina’s moment of freedom, determined to leave her parents without listening to their concerns about her decision. Initially, only Cristina’s mother is around to carry the burden of guilt, but Enrico is soon added to the mix, going crazy as he equates her leaving to some type of betrayal, setting up an arc of desperation for the film to follow.

Of course, Cristina isn’t aiming for the business world like Paola. She wants to be a working girl, using youthful charms and natural beauty to make a quick buck. Her entrance into the business is played for laughs, as she arrives at a bodybuilder’s home ready for an hour of bedroom action, only to understand the client really wants masseuse services, and for his aching mother. “A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services” eventually grows darker, especially when Oskar enters the picture, talking his way into a pimp position during a zoo visit. He’s slap-happy and prone to fits of rage, also carrying a gambling problem, giving the screenplay some dimension to explore. Perhaps more compelling are Cristina’s interactions with paying customers. These scenes are certainly more interesting to Fidani, who lingers on fetish moments, watching one older man cover Cristina in bubbles while she sits in a bath, and another is profoundly stirred by her feet.

Red herrings are present in “A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services,” adding supporting characters such as Franco (Jerry Colman), Paola’s boyfriend, who’s only as faithful as his options. And Cristina deals with her own relationship, trying to make sense of Marco’s undying support. “A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services” isn’t a tightly scripted endeavor, but it has some sense of structure, adding police interest to keep the story moving forward, finding Manni’s work as Inspector helping to bring needed dramatic emphasis to the effort.

A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

The AVC encoded image (2.35:1 aspect ratio) for "A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services" is listed as "newly scanned and restored in 2K from its 35mm original camera negative." Detail is excellent throughout the viewing experience, providing a textured sense of skin particulars as they range from the smoothness of youth to the roughness of middle-aged men, as makeup wasn't a priority for the production. Costuming remains fibrous. Interiors provide a clear look at decorative additions. Exteriors secure depth. Color is vibrant, working with bright primaries of doom, including yellow gloves on the killer. Fashion offers crisp hues as period outfits are examined. Hair color and greenery are distinct. Delineation is satisfactory, preserving shadowy encounters. Grain is heavy and film-like. Mild wear and tear is found along the way, along with some brief wobble.

A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

The 2.0 DTS-HD MA track secures clear dialogue exchanges, doing an acceptable job balancing more argumentative moments as tempers flare up at times. Scoring supports with satisfactory dramatic emphasis and jazzier stretches. Instrumentation is appreciable. Soundtrack selections are also defined. Sound effects are blunt.

A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

• Commentary features films historians Troy Howarth and Eugenio Ercolani.

• "Photo Story Hero" (16:22, HD) is an interview with actor Renato Rossini, who developed a love for cinema as a young man, drawn to the ways of westerns before actually acquiring work in the film industry, building a career as an extra and stunt performer. With the business booming in the 1960s, Rossini had his pick of roles, working to change his appearance and delve deeper into his characters. Talk turns to "A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services," and the interviewee provides appreciation for director Demofilo Fidani and his co-stars.

• "Gentlemen Prefer Blondell" (38:16, HD) is an interview with actress Simonetta Vitelli, and she details her relationship with director Demofilo Fidani, who was also her father. The interviewee explores Fidani's life, interests, and career highlights, also charting his dedication to the study of parapsychology. Vitelli analyzes her own professional choices, and the experience of working with other filmmakers besides her father. Very little time is devoted to an inspection of "A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services," though Vitelli reveals parts of the movie were shot inside the family's home.

• "A.A.A. Looking for Paola" (20:14, HD) is an appreciation piece from film historian Eugenio Ercolani.

• "Remembering the Medium" (14:22, HD) is an appreciation piece from film historian Luca Rea.

• A Theatrical Trailer has not been included on this release.

A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Murder doesn't actually enter "A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services" until the 30-minute mark, and it's not prioritized by the production. Other characters lose their lives, and there's a killer wielding a straight razor on the loose, but the material is more invested in Cristina's war with Oskar, who's quick to ditch self-control as gambling debts pile up and his losing streak continues. And there's her battle with parental domination, keeping Enrico helpless as he tries to persuade his daughter to come back home. "A.A.A. Masseuse, Good-Looking, Offers Her Services" doesn't build to a dramatic boil, but it remains competent, and Fidani works to add stylishness to the endeavor, creating a few decent visuals along the way. The offering is ultimately more interested in getting characters out of their clothes than killing them, which might disappoint some giallo fans. However, there's a mostly complete movie here, and that's an achievement.