The Key
La chiave
1983 · 1h 50m · Drama, Romance · Italy · Rated 18 (GB)
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In 1940s Venice, after twenty years' marriage, retired art critic Nino Rolfe and his younger wife Teresa feel their passion waning. To help her shed her inhibitions and rekindle their relationship, the professor records his sexual fantasies in a diary.
Written & directed by
Tinto BrassBased on the novel by
Junichirō Tanizaki6.0Smart score
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cuckolddesirediaryerotic movieexhibitionismextramarital affairfascismhusband wife relationshipinfidelityjealousykeylustobsessionobsessive loveolder man younger woman relationshipperversionphotographsexploitationsexual obsession
Rating18 (GB)
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