19 year old Tino (Danilo Mattei) arrives in Venice to stay with his aunt and uncle (Catherine Deneuve & Vittorio Gassman) in their run down mansion while attending art school.
Curious as to what is in the locked room in an abandoned part of the building he starts to hear
strange sounds at night, while ominous cracks in his aunt and uncles relationship start to show.
Equal parts old dark house mystery and art house movie director Dino Risi slowly creates an air of tension and hidden threat that eventually leads to a completely unexpected ending.
Fine performances from all the leads and a great score from Francis Lai make this a highly enjoyable if downbeat experience.
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