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The Sweet Body of Deborah

1968 · 95 min

A stylish, slow-burning giallo that wraps you in paranoia and glamorous unease, with sudden jolts of danger.

Tagline
Riddle, riddle, Debbie in the middle. Surprise, surprise, guess who dies?
Overview
A newlywed couple visits the husband's hometown of Geneva, where they are subjected to threats stemming from the death of his former fiancée.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • obsession
  • deception
  • grief
  • betrayal
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour2
Realism6
Romance5
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery, thriller, romance
Directed by
Romolo Guerrieri
Written by
Ernesto Gastaldi
Starring
Carroll Baker, Jean Sorel, Ida Galli, Luigi Pistilli, Michel Bardinet, Renato Montalbano, Mirella Pamphili, Domenico Ravenna
Music
Nora Orlandi
Cinematography
Marcello Masciocchi
Runtime
95 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
English, Italian

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