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Play Motel

1979 · 87 min

A sleazy, shadowy giallo that lures you into its seedy motel of secrets and keeps you guessing through its lurid, uneasy mystery.

Directed by
Mario Gariazzo
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Romance
Starring
Ray Lovelock, Anna Maria Rizzoli, Anthony Steffen
Overview
The motel has a special room designed for sexual activities. It also has a habit of photographing sex act engines and extorting the parties concerned. One day a mysterious killer with black gloves up and the situation is changing.

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Directed by
Mario Gariazzo
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Romance
Starring
Ray Lovelock, Anna Maria Rizzoli, Anthony Steffen
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • mystery
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
crime, thriller, romance, horror
Directed by
Mario Gariazzo
Written by
Mario Gariazzo
Starring
Ray Lovelock, Anna Maria Rizzoli, Anthony Steffen, Antonella Antinori, Patrizia Webley, Enzo Fisichella, Mario Novelli, Marino Masé
Cinematography
Aldo Greci
Runtime
87 min
Country
Italy
Languages
German, Italian

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