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Joy House

1964 · 97 min

A sleek, sunlit trap of a thriller, gliding from Riviera glamour into claustrophobic menace with cool, seductive unease.

Directed by: René Clément
Genres: Thriller, Crime
Starring: Alain Delon, Jane Fonda, Lola Albright

Tagline: The Women of the "Joy House" Allowed Him Every Freedom...Except the Freedom to Leave!
Overview: A small-time con man on the run from his girlfriend's gangster husband hides out in a strange, brooding mansion run by two mysterious women, where he finds himself trapped in deception between the two.

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Directed by: René Clément
Genres: Thriller, Crime
Starring: Alain Delon, Jane Fonda, Lola Albright

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
obsession
betrayal
isolation
crime
Places: single country house
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: thriller, crime
Directed by: René Clément
Written by: René Clément, Charles Williams, Pascal Jardin
Starring: Alain Delon, Jane Fonda, Lola Albright, Sorrell Booke, Carl Studer, André Oumansky, George Gaynes, Annette Poivre
Music: Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography: Henri Decaë
Runtime: 97 min
Country: France
Languages: English, French

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