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Torso

1973 · 93 min

A stylish, suspenseful giallo that keeps you on edge with its creepy atmosphere and brutal kills.

Tagline: Enter... if you dare the bizarre world of the psychosexual mind.
Overview: A masked serial killer with psychosexual issues strangles female coeds with scarves before dismembering them. When a wealthy student identifies one of the scarves and thinks she has a lead on a suspect, she becomes the killer's next target, retreating to her family's remote cliffside villa with three of her girlfriends.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
violence
isolation
madness
death
Places: small town
countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: horror, thriller, mystery
Directed by: Sergio Martino
Written by: Ernesto Gastaldi, Sergio Martino
Starring: Suzy Kendall, Tina Aumont, Luc Merenda, John Richardson, Roberto Bisacco, Ernesto Colli, Angela Covello, Carla Brait
Music: Maurizio De Angelis, Guido De Angelis
Cinematography: Giancarlo Ferrando
Runtime: 93 min
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian

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