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The Story of Linda

1981 · 81 min

A grim, exploitative descent into a hidden world of vice, offering tension and unease rather than thrills.

Overview
Betsy Norman is a happy assistant at a luxurious Spanish hotel. Shiela, the hotel owner, caters for all wishes of her clientele with another lucrative business, the brothel "Rio Amore" where clients from all over the world come to relax with the girls and watch the sado-masochistic shows. Linda, Betsy's sister, is drugged and forced to work as a prostitute there.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 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
  • exploration
  • crime
  • power
  • corruption
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
adventure, crime, drama
Directed by
Jesús Franco
Written by
Erich Tomek
Starring
Katja Bienert, Ursula Buchfellner, Raquel Evans, Antonio Mayans, Bea Fiedler, Otto Retzer, Antonio Rebollo, Andrea Guzon
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
81 min
Country
Germany, Spain
Languages
German, Spanish

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