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What if your new lover looked exactly like your dead wife? Coincidence or curse?
TMDB
55
IMDb
60

Marta (1971)

Gothic obsessionFreudian nightmareEuro-creep

Overview

HorrorThriller

A wealthy landowner haunted by the spectre of his dead mother has a fling with a beautiful fugitive who bears a striking resemblance to his missing wife, who may have been murdered.

Flag of ESESSpanish
Content warning
missing wifelandowner

Standout Aspects

Acting

Marisa Mell's dual performance—same face, totally different women

Cinematography

Shadow-drenched Spanish countryside, all crumbling estates and unease

Direction

Nieves Conde builds dread through silence, not shocks

Best for:Solo: Late night, rain against windows, questioning your sanity·Streaming: Discovering obscure 70s Euro-horror gems·Date Night: Only if your relationship can survive 'she looks like my wife'
Heads up:Disturbing: Oedipal fixation played uncomfortably straight·Emotional: Animal death used for symbolic cruelty
José Antonio Nieves Conde

Director

José Antonio Nieves Conde

ReleasedApr 10, 1971
Runtime1h 36m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Atlántida Films
Cinemar

Top Cast

Marisa Mell

Marisa Mell

Marta / Pilar

Stephen Boyd

Stephen Boyd

Miguel

Jesús Puente

Jesús Puente

Don Carlos

George Rigaud

George Rigaud

Arturo

Howard Ross

Howard Ross

Luis (as Howard Ross)

Isa Miranda

Isa Miranda

Elena

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Marisa Mell famously played dual roles in Diabolik the same year—1971 was her 'twin peaks' era.

Cultural

Part of Spain's 'fantaterror' boom, when Franco-era censorship paradoxically fueled surreal, subversive horror.

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