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Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key

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Oliviero is a drunk, burned-out writer who amuses himself by hosting orgies and humiliating his wife. When a number of women are murdered in grisly fashion, Oliviero becomes a prime suspect.

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Gayle Sequeira BFI Mar 4, 2024
Death and desire are inextricable in this clever reworking of Poe’s short story, which trades the first-person POV of a man ruing the growing blight upon his soul for a slasher thriller in which the identity of the perpetrator initially remains a mystery. Go to Full Review Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast Dec 6, 2023
4/5
Martino's Giallo doesn't adhere strictly to the traditional rules of the subgenre and it's all the better for it. Edwige Fenech and Anita Strindberg are both fantastic in this beautifully voyeuristic adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat. Go to Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Oct 13, 2021
3/5
...a wonderfully lurid, pervy and overheated melodrama... Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Sep 3, 2021
2.5/4
Overdone but enjoyable. Go to Full Review Jordan M. Smith IONCINEMA.com Oct 20, 2020
3/5
Visually sumptuous, narratively thrilling and musically memorable, Martino's take on Poe is an absolutely delightful melodramatic hybrid giallo. Go to Full Review Glenn Heath Jr. San Diego CityBeat Aug 20, 2018
Giallo is often about keeping characters (and audiences) off balance. Your Vice... does so with effortless glee, embracing the frazzled and warped headspace of people who believe they are immune to fate's spiteful sense of comeuppance. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Homu L @AkemiLord 2 days ago One of the greatest spooky movies I watched. Great Halloween film for parties! See more Fumi A @Lordoflords 2 days ago A dark ghostly chiller! Highly recommend watching this! Poe is awesome! See more Werner K @wernerrrrr12 2 days ago One of the best ghost movies ever. Has some really chilling elements that I loved! Highly recommend! See more Tasos L @TasosLe Oct 14, 2024 A very decent giallo, the atmosphere in this one is great. See more JJJJJJ J @RT10868636 Oct 28, 2023 The plot is interesting enough I guess. This film really just does nothing to set its self apart... and there is way to much nudity. The plot of this film is definitely not generic in someways but it just isn't particularly great or thought provoking either. Stylistically, it is very much your basic giallo. Okay but not great. A good watch for fans of the genre but a skip otherwise. See more IrateTyrant C @IrateTyrant Dec 31, 2022 Giallo masterpiece that borrows from Poe This is the type of movie that followed me after I had viewed it. The acting is superb, throughout. Despite the fact that most Italian directors of that time insisted on using a sound set instead of micing in their actors, it resonates with beautiful collages of mastery. The twists in the story arc it in ways that are unique and interesting. Even though they treated the servant like racists, the overwhelming sympathy for the characters is something that shines through the story. This is a feat that is not possible, usually. I loathed the part where they mutilated the cat, who was an onscreen presence throughout the movie. Loved this movie. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Sergio Martino

Director

Edwige Fenech

Floriana

Anita Strindberg

Irina

Luigi Pistilli

Oliviero

Ivan Rassimov

Walter

Franco Nebbia

Inspector
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Movie Info

Synopsis Oliviero is a drunk, burned-out writer who amuses himself by hosting orgies and humiliating his wife. When a number of women are murdered in grisly fashion, Oliviero becomes a prime suspect.
Director
Sergio Martino
Producer
Luciano Martino
Screenwriter
Adriano Bolzoni, Ernesto Gastaldi, Sauro Scavolini
Production Co
Lea Produktion
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 17, 2017
Runtime
1h 36m
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