Directors: Hans Albin, Peter Berneis
Writer: Peter Berneis
Composer: Hermann Thieme
Starring: Ingrid Thulin, Paul Hubschmid, Nikos Kourkoulos, Gregor von Rezzori, Helen Vita, Claudine Auger, Cecille Geiers, Eric Helgar, Helga Lehner, Bernard Verley
More info: IMDb
Tagline: A Man's Unnatural Obsession...A Woman's Profane Lust For Fulfillment...
Plot: The wife of the Swedish Ambassador of Greece becomes involved in a doomed romantic triangle.
My rating: 6/10
Will I watch it again? No.
The picture opens with the promise of European sleaze but it fails to deliver the goods. It's a light drama/romance of sorts that involves a stripper (who fails to bare all) and a love triangle. What makes this reasonably enjoyable is the fun score and the beautiful Greek location shooting. I watched the English dub which was done nicely. The B&W photography looks good. You can't help but notice in some that Ingrid Thulin, who starred in ten Ingmar Bergman pictures, has a deep tan. It's a little jarring. I don't know why that stood out to me. Again, the music is a gas (with a Riz Ortolani flavor) and the drama held my attention but ultimately it was just a German tease. That's not a euphemism although it sounds like a real beaut. It's a German production that straddles the line of exploitation but it's feet are on the dramatic side.
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