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Peter Baldwin, Salvo Randone, Virna Lisi, Pia Lindstrom, Pier Anchisi, Valentina Cortese, Philippe Leroy. This is a great psychological horror film, though some might classify it as a giallo thriller. Baldwin travels to a lonely Italian village looking for a beautiful woman. Shortly after his arrival he is told that she has committed suicide. But there's more to her death than meets the eye and most of the villagers seem unwilling to discuss the matter. Meanwhile, Baldwin observes a strange woman walking by the side of the lake. Who is she and how is she connected to the mysterious goings-on? Although there is no supernatural element to this film, it is a brilliant, sometimes creepy piece of cinema, filled with an air of gloominess, mystery, and dread. There are even some erotic moments with the gorgeous Virna Lisi. Some of the beautiful B&W photography is reminiscent of Carl Dreyer's masterful Vampyr. Baldwin appeared just two years earlier in The Ghost, with Barbara Steele. In Italian with English sub-titles. Widescreen, 35mm.
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