Black Cats and Incest.
Last week we used our discussion of Mark Pellington’s The Mothman Prophecies to recover from our month-long theme on toxic masculinity, which included episodes on Funny Games, Deadgirl, Murder by Numbers and Hard Candy.
This week we’re diving back into the world of Giallo with prolific Italian director Sergio Martino‘s Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key (1972), which is truly the best title ever.
In the film, Irina (Anita Strindberg) is in an abusive marriage with Oliviero (Luigi Pistilli), her drunk womanizing writer husband. When his niece Floriana (Edwige Fenech) comes to visit, a plan is hatched to wreak revenge against the destitute author. As the film progresses, however, it’s no longer clear who is playing who.
Can Irina and Floriana trust each other? Or will the women turn on each other in madness and despair?
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Episode 259 – Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key (1972)
It’s Giallo time so we, along with film critic Shelagh Rowan-Legg, are headed to Italy for Sergio Martino’s Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key (1972). C/W: sexual assault, incest, racism, and the cat dies.
Shelagh offers plenty of political and cultural knowledge of women’s issues from the period, while Trace refreshes our memory of Edgar Allan Poe’s source material, The Black Cat.
Plus: tender queer sex, multiple killers, sheep eyeballs, costume dresses, and a fiery finish.
Cross out Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key!
Coming up on Wednesday: We’re kicking off a two week run of holiday horror, starting with the incredibly visceral New French Extremity entry, Inside / A L’Interieur (2007).
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