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The Key is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Tinto Brass released in USA on 19 october 1983 with Stefania Sandrelli

The Key (1983)

The Key
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Released in USA 19 october 1983
Length 1h32
Directed by
OriginItalie
Genres Drama,    Erotic,    Romance
Rating54% 2.7325852.7325852.7325852.7325852.732585

La chiave (internationally released as The Key) is a 1983 Italian erotic film directed by Tinto Brass . It is based on the novel Kagi by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki.
The film arose some scandal in reason of explicit nudes (defined by critics as "gynecological") and sex scenes involving a well-known actress as Stefania Sandrelli. It obtained a great commercial success.



^ Stefano Iori. Tinto Brass. Gremese Editore, 2000.

^ Andrea Bruni, Manlio Momarasca. Monamour. Nocturno Dossier n.25, Cinemabis Comm. pp. 35–39.

^ Lino Miccichè. Schermi opachi: il cinema italiano degli anni '80. Marsilio, 1998.

Synopsis

En 1940, à Venise, alors que l'Italie fasciste s’apprête à entrer en guerre, Nino, un homme déclinant et libertin, tient le journal de ses frustrations et de ses fantasmes avec le désir inavoué que Teresa, sa très belle épouse, le lise. Laszlo, son futur gendre, est photographe. Nino obtient sa complicité en lui demandant de développer des photos de sa femme en tenue suggestive. Laszlo accepte mais fait en sorte que Lisa, sa fiancée, fasciste convaincue, les trouve. Lisa adopte ensuite une attitude ambiguë car, après avoir vertement reproché son inconduite à sa mère, elle fait en sorte de la rapprocher de Laszlo afin qu'une liaison se concrétise. Teresa se met alors à son tour à rédiger un journal qui répond à celui de son mari.

Actors

Stefania Sandrelli

(Teresa Rolfe)
Frank Finlay

(Nino Rolfe)
Barbara Cupisti

(Lisa Rolfe)
Ugo Tognazzi

(drunk)
Gino Cavalieri

(Don Rusetto)
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