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Oasis of Fear

1971 · 90 min

A sweaty, paranoid giallo that lures you into a decadent game and then tightens into something nasty and claustrophobic.

Directed by: Umberto Lenzi
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Horror
Starring: Irene Papas, Ray Lovelock, Ornella Muti

Tagline: Young, free 'n' kinky... but for how long?
Overview: Two young sexually free hippies, Dick and Ingrid, finance their travels by selling naked snaps of Ingrid until their plan is brought to an abrupt end by the Police. Forced on the run the two seek refuge at a seemingly empty isolated large villa. As it turns out the house is inhabited by the middle-aged Barbara who invites them in for some potential three-way hanky-panky that soon locks them into something far more twisted and chilling!

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Directed by: Umberto Lenzi
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Horror
Starring: Irene Papas, Ray Lovelock, Ornella Muti

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 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: deception
betrayal
crime
sexuality
isolation
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: crime, thriller, horror
Directed by: Umberto Lenzi
Written by: Lucia Drudi Demby, Antonio Altoviti, Umberto Lenzi
Starring: Irene Papas, Ray Lovelock, Ornella Muti, Michel Bardinet, Jacques Stany, Umberto D'Orsi, Calisto Calisti, Ugo Adinolfi
Music: Bruno Lauzi
Cinematography: Alfio Contini
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian

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