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The Key

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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.

1h 50m1983TMDb 6.0

DramaRomance

Italian

Crew and Cast

Tinto BrassTinto BrassDirector · Father ConfessorStefania SandrelliStefania SandrelliTeresa RolfeFrank FinlayFrank FinlayNino RolfeFranco BranciaroliFranco BranciaroliLaszlo AponyBarbara CupistiBarbara CupistiLisa RolfeArmando MarraArmando MarraMaria Grazia BonMaria Grazia BonGiuliettaGino CavalieriGino CavalieriDon Rusetto
Piero BortoluzziMemo Longobardi
Irma VeithenThe NurseEolo CaprittiEolo Capritti
Maria Pia ColonnelloMilly CorinaldiMilly CorinaldiGiustina
Edgardo Fugagnoli
Luciano Gasper
Giovanni MichelagnoliDr. FanoOsiride PevarelloOsiride Pevarello
Sara Tagliapietra
Mirella Zardo
Paolo BiagettiGianfranco BulloGianfranco Bullo
Marina Cecchetelli
Pietro Lorenzoni
Arnaldo MomoRossana CanghiariRossana CanghiariParty Guest
Arnaldo CaivanoWaiterUgo TognazziUgo TognazzidrunkRicky TognazziRicky Tognazzistudent

Storyline

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.

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Info

Original title
La chiave
Status
Released
Released
19 October 1983
Runtime
1h 50m
TMDB score
6.0 / 10 (457 votes)

Production

Director
Tinto Brass
Writers
Tinto Brass, Junichirō Tanizaki
Studios
Selenia Cinematografica, International Video Service, San Francisco Film
Countries
Italy

Languages

Original
Italian
Spoken
Italian