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Salon Kitty

1976 · 130 min

A decadent, unsettling plunge into fascist corruption, mixing erotic spectacle with cold political dread and a slow-building sense of doom.

Tagline
Depraved. Decadent. Damned.
Overview
In Nazi Germany, Kitty runs a brothel where the soldiers come to 'relax'. Recording devices have been installed by a power-hungry official who plans to use the information to blackmail and usurp Hitler. One of the girls discovers the ploy and, with the madam's help, takes on the dangerous task of exposing the conspiracy.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • power
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • sexuality
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, history
Directed by
Tinto Brass
Written by
Ennio De Concini, Maria Pia Fusco
Starring
Helmut Berger, Ingrid Thulin, Teresa Ann Savoy, John Steiner, Sara Sperati, Maria Michi, Rosemarie Lindt, Paola Senatore
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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