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Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key

1972 · 97 min

A slow, sweaty descent into a decadent household where every smile hides a scheme and the cruelty is as stylish as the violence.

Directed by: Sergio Martino
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Edwige Fenech, Anita Strindberg, Luigi Pistilli

Tagline: Unlock the Secrets of Your Darkest Desires!
Overview: Oliviero is a drunk, burned-out writer who amuses himself by hosting orgies at his grand country manor and humiliating his wife Irina. When a number of women are murdered in grisly fashion, Oliviero becomes a prime suspect.

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Directed by: Sergio Martino
Genres: Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Starring: Edwige Fenech, Anita Strindberg, Luigi Pistilli

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

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Action	3
Horror	6
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: horror, thriller, mystery
Directed by: Sergio Martino
Written by: Ernesto Gastaldi, Adriano Bolzoni, Sauro Scavolini
Starring: Edwige Fenech, Anita Strindberg, Luigi Pistilli, Ivan Rassimov, Angela La Vorgna, Enrica Bonaccorti, Daniela Giordano, Ermelinda De Felice
Music: Bruno Nicolai
Cinematography: Giancarlo Ferrando
Runtime: 97 min
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian

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