Il tuo vizio è una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave (1972)

Director:

Sergio Martino

Writers:

Adriano Bolzoni (screenplay)
Ernesto Gastaldi (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 August 1972 (Italy)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Oliviero is a burned-out writer, living at his estate near Venice, his dead mother dominating his imagination...

Plot Keywords:

Cat | Revenge | Killer | Lesbian Sex | Lesbian Interest

Cast

Edwige Fenech	...	Floriana
Anita Strindberg	...	Irina Rouvigny
Luigi Pistilli	...	Oliviero Rouvigny
Ivan Rassimov	...	Walter
Franco Nebbia	...	Inspector
Riccardo Salvino	...	Dario
Angela La Vorgna	...	Brenda
Enrica Bonaccorti	...	Hooker
Daniela Giordano	...	Fausta
Ermelinda De Felice	...	Bordello Owner
Marco Mariani	...	Libraio
Nerina Montagnani	...	Mrs. Molinar
Carla Mancini
Bruno Boschetti
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dalila Di Lazzaro	...	Girl who strips on a table in party's

Also Known As:

Excite Me
Eye of the Black Cat
Gently Before She Dies
Your Vice Is a Closed Room and Only I Have the Key
Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (USA) (DVD title)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Italy:VM14 (DVD) (original rating) | Italy:VM18 | Italy:VM18 (DVD) (new rating)

Filming Locations:

Elios Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Lea Film

Trivia:

The title is a reference to Sergio Martino's earlier giallo Lo strano vizio della Signora Wardh (1971) ("The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh"), in which the same phrase appears in a mysterious note apparently sent by a killer.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Morte sospetta di una minorenne (1975)

Excellent Italian giallo.

Luigi Pistilli plays Oliviero Rouvigny,a writer who humiliates his wife Irena and any other female that crosses his path.One of Oliviero's mistresses is viciously murdered while waiting to meet him and so the investigating inspector considers the ex-writer a prime suspect.As the killings continue Mr. Rouvigny's guilt becomes nearly unquestionable, however the truth is not that simple."Gently Before She Dies" is obviously influenced by the writings of Edgar Allan Poe.The film is very tense and suspenseful and there is enough gore,nudity and sleaze to satisfy fans of Italian gialli.The soundtrack by Bruno Nicolai is prefect and the acting is great with Luigi Pistilli,Edwige Fenech,Ivan Rassimov and Anita Strindberg to boost.This wonderful giallo is not easy to find,but if you are a fan of Italian horror you can't miss it.