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What?

1972 · 114 min

A disorienting, dreamlike comedy that feels like wandering through a bizarre, erotic funhouse where nothing makes sense.

Directed by: Roman Polanski
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Sydne Rome, Hugh Griffith

Tagline: The kinkiest caper of the year!
Overview: A young American woman traveling through Italy finds herself in a strange Mediterranean villa where nothing seems quite right.

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Directed by: Roman Polanski
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Sydne Rome, Hugh Griffith

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: identity
sexuality
isolation
madness
deception
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	7
Realism	3
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Roman Polanski
Written by: Gérard Brach, Roman Polanski
Starring: Marcello Mastroianni, Sydne Rome, Hugh Griffith, Guido Alberti, Henning Schlüter, Gianfranco Piacentini, Christiane Barry, Pietro Tordi
Music: Claudio Gizzi
Cinematography: Giuseppe Ruzzolini, Marcello Gatti
Runtime: 114 min
Country: France, Germany, Italy
Languages: English, French, Italian

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