A bullfight, a ménage à trois, and a body count—70s Euro-erotica doesn't do subtle.
While at a bullfight Simona begins flashing back to a torrid sexual relationship she had with George. Her relationship with George was one of open sexual discoveries which eventually led to revenge and murder.
Acting
Laura Antonelli commits to absurdity with tragic conviction.
Cinematography
Gorgeous Mediterranean light wasted on fever-dream flashbacks.
Director
Patrick Longchamps
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Laura Antonelli became Italy's biggest sex symbol after this, then sued Penthouse for unauthorized nude photos—her career never recovered.
Adapted from a Georges Simenon novel that was already misogynist; Longchamps somehow made it hornier and stupider. The 'surrealism' tag is doing heavy lifting for 'we ran out of script.'
IT
