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The Guest Room

2021 · 86 min

A tense, claustrophobic chamber piece that keeps you uneasy as three people circle each other in one house.

Directed by
Stefano Lodovichi
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Drama
Starring
Guido Caprino, Camilla Filippi, Edoardo Pesce
Tagline
One room. One night.
Overview
The morning Stella decides to take her own life, a stranger knocks at her door claiming the guest room he booked for the night. Surprised but charmed by this man who seems to know her very well, Stella decides to let him in. But when Sandro, the man who broke Stella's heart, joins them at home, this odd situation turns immediately into chaos.

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Directed by
Stefano Lodovichi
Genres
Thriller, Horror, Drama
Starring
Guido Caprino, Camilla Filippi, Edoardo Pesce
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • grief
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • death
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, horror, drama
Directed by
Stefano Lodovichi
Written by
Filippo Gili, Francesco Agostini, Stefano Lodovichi
Starring
Guido Caprino, Camilla Filippi, Edoardo Pesce, Romeo Pellegrini, Gabriella Bonifazi, Riccardo Mauri, Valentina Piersanti, Jacopo Caradonna
Music
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Cinematography
Timoty Aliprandi
Runtime
86 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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