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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 Mendoz... read more read more...a), 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

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R, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Sergio Martino

Release Date: January 15, 1971

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DVD Release Date: May 31, 2005

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  • April 14, 2011
    Wow! This one really moves, from the very beginning we are assaulted with seeming misogynist activity involving nakedness and blood. With barely time to breath we are drawn into a fast moving and shocking tale involving a knife slashing serial killer and the beautiful Edwige Fene... read morech's real, imagined or remembered images of violent rape culminated in ecstatic sex. Heady stuff indeed and if that all were not enough Edwige seems unable to keep any clothes on for at least the first half hour. Things calm down a little for a while as we admire the fantastic set design and score at one moment threatening at another sweet and seductive and in accompaniment to the vicious rape scenes almost religious. We struggle to work out just who is killing who as the film turns into a thriller before the wonderful and exciting last part where the twists and turns are for once surprising and a joy to behold. Excellent. Not much finesse but everything else
  • November 23, 2008
    Hands down one of the greatest giallo's ever made. Stylish, Sadistic and Sexy.

    oh and did I mention Edwige Fenech
  • October 23, 2009
    'The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh' is an essential viewing for any giallo fan. The acting, sets and settings, plot, and twists are all very well done.
  • May 22, 2011
    Pretty typical giallo. The highlight being the hauntingly atmospheric score as well as the precursory reference to one of the greatest movie titles ever -
    "Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key."
  • March 30, 2008
    A very good giallo, with a great script that has a very intricate storyline (the twistiness of the end is very good and shifts just right, because a normal giallo conclusion just wouldn't cut it for this film), some incredible performances (Edwige is beautiful here, though she's ... read morestill gorgeous today!), a trippy soundtrack with a memorable main theme, and some incredible visuals in Vienna and Sitges. It's a cool film, one of the better Italian thrillers of the time, and now a personal favorite of mine. Rockin'! :>
  • December 13, 2006
    More fun and thrills from Martino and his star, Edwige Fenech. Fenech is at her most fascinating and beguiling here and the plot is good, old-fashioned giallo nonsense. It's a hoot.
  • November 23, 2006
    Sergio Martinos masterpeice in the Giallo catagory. Awsome twists and turn and acting make this a cut above the rest.

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Fernando F. Croce
September 25, 2009
Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

The morbid longings of the disinterested wife, funneled into brutal fantasies shot with unnerving lyricism Full Review

Staci Layne Wilson
November 27, 2007
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, smo... Full Review

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