I would not say AMER was a giallo. That would be like saying Valerie and her week of wonders, footprints, cold eyes of fear and various other arty cult euro cinema were Giallo. It has some hallmarks of the giallo. It has hallmarks of suspiria (which wears the conventions of the giallo as a mask but its not a giallo)
I see Amer as a tribute to the wild european cinema of the 60's-70's rather than a straight up tribute to giallo.
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