Lo strano vizio della Signora Wardh (The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh) (1970)
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In this flashy giallo from Italian filmmaker Sergio Martino, Julie Wardh (Edwige Fenech) is a lovely but jaded woman who is no longer satisfied in her relationship with husband Neil (Alberto de Mendoza), a wealthy but emotionally cold man of privilege. However, as she ponders the fate of her… More In this flashy giallo from Italian filmmaker Sergio Martino, Julie Wardh (Edwige Fenech) is a lovely but jaded woman who is no longer satisfied in her relationship with husband Neil (Alberto de Mendoza), a wealthy but emotionally cold man of privilege. However, as she ponders the fate of her marriage, her thoughts often turn to her former lover Jean (Ivan Rassimov), a cruel libertine with a taste for inflicting pain. Julie meets handsome George (George Hilton) at a wild party and discovers he's attracted to her just as she's drawn to him. Julie and George are soon involved in a torrid affair, but it's Julie's poor fortune that Jean attended the party where they first met and knows about her new infidelity. Even worse, Jean is willing to blackmail Julie to get what he wants, forcing her into a desperate situation. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Sergio Martino
- Genres
- Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
- In Theaters
- Jan 15, 1971 Wide
- Studio
- Gemini-Maron
Critic Reviews
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
The morbid longings of the disinterested wife, funneled into brutal fantasies shot with unnerving lyricism
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Staci Layne Wilson, Horror.com
[It] is slower moving than most thrillers of this era and ilk, but it's every bit as kooky and confounding (in the most wonderful ways) as you can hope - and Fenech, arguably the queen the gialli, smolders in every single scene.
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Cast
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Edwige Fenech
as Julie Ward
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George Hilton
as George
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Christina Airoldi
as Carol
- Carlo Alighiero
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Alberto de Mendoza
as Neil Ward
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Ivan Rassimov
as Jean