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Ring of Darkness

1979 · 106 min

A slow, unsettling descent into occult dread, anchored by a mother's desperate fight against an ancient evil.

Overview
Once a Satanist who surrendered her soul and body to the devil himself, Carlotta Rhodes begins to regret her tryst with Lucifer when her teenage daughter, Daria, starts showing the evil influence of dear old Dad. Convinced that she can stop the devil's power on earth, Carlotta calls upon an exorcist for help.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • family
  • corruption
  • identity
  • parenthood
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Pier Carpi
Written by
Pier Carpi
Starring
Anne Heywood, Valentina Cortese, John Phillip Law, Marisa Mell, Irene Papas, Lara Wendel, Frank Finlay, Paola Tedesco
Music
Stelvio Cipriani
Cinematography
Guglielmo Mancori
Runtime
106 min
Country
United Kingdom, Italy
Languages
Italian, English

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