The Sensuous Assassin

1970
The Sensuous Assassin
5.6| 1h18m| en| More Info
Released: 23 September 1970 Released
Producted By: Fida Cinematografica
Country: Italy
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Marina and her boyfriend have an argument while on a trip in France. While driving with the car among the cliffs, he starts speeding and the car falls into the sea. Marina can jump out of the car, but her boyfriend seems to be drowned. She gets to know his brother and he falls in love with her. But why does she always feel watched? What reasons are behind her strange behaviour anyway? Did she really murder her boyfriend? But is he dead anyway?

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markwood272 Saw this 7/6/15 on YouTube. Should have been titled, "Why?" as in "Why Make This Film?" Beautiful print, very clear. Stupid "heavy"-sounding American-style pop song played over and over on Ronet's Garrard hi-fi turntable – didn't he own any other records? Story, what little of it I could follow (and even less was worth following), was boring by reel 2. For a long time in this shortish movie little seemed to happen. The Ronet character, perhaps because the writers ran out of ideas after the opening credits, kept asking poor Romy why she killed her boyfriend, the brother of the Ronet character. Then back to the turntable with additional repetition of the title of the movie in English – "Who are you...?" OK – who am I? Someone who just watched a bad movie! Romy and Ronet were much better splashing around in La Piscine (1969). The ending was a real "twist"! Doesn't everyone have a double? Without subtitles I got at least 50% of the dialogue, and I doubt that I really missed all that much.
Red-Barracuda An abusive boyfriend is killed when his car crashes off a cliff into the sea. His girlfriend escapes death and comes under suspicion. She and the man's brother then begin a romance of sorts.As others have pointed out this feels like a Claude Chabrol movie without the depth. It's a mystery-thriller but in truth its story is none-too-interesting. What keeps it from being truly mediocre are the occasional moments of the bizarre, some nice photography and a groovy Euro score by Claude Bolling. It's definitely a case of style over substance though, as there really isn't anything too much going on under these surface details. The story itself is as unrealistic as a giallo with some clear absurdities such as the dead body found in the sea that fools everyone into thinking its someone else's body. But it doesn't really have a giallo's sense of purpose or excitement. It's much more self-consciously arty and once the thriller part of the narrative finally kicks into gear the film ends very suddenly.It's a strange movie though and one that would no doubt benefit from a repeat viewing. Very much a minor film but stylish and odd enough to be given some credit.
gridoon2018 Thematically, "Qui?" could be classified as "in the Claude Chabrol vein": a fatal accident, a man dies, a woman survives, she feels that someone is watching her, so she goes to stay with the dead man's brother, they start an affair, etc. But was it really an accident? Did the woman have any responsibility for what happened? Did the man really die? Is his brother genuinely seduced by her, or is he just obsessively trying to find out the truth? Compared to Chabrol, Leonard Keigel has a faster and more gimmicky style: he does a good job of creating a sense of paranoia and uncertainty. Ultimately, his story is too contrived (SPOILER: what are the chances of another corpse of the same age, height, hair color, clothing, etc., who has spent about the same time in the water, washing up at the right time and the right place? END SPOILER) for "Qui?" to be anything more than a minor thriller, however it's still worth seeing, especially for Romy Schneider fans: she is truly hot in this movie. The virtually unknown Simone Bach, as Ronet's ex-wife, is simply adorable. **1/2 out of 4.
zoltanc666 One of Ms. Schneider's early works where she was trying to shake off the 'Sissi'-Image. Here we can see her (great as usual) as the somewhat troubled girlfriend of a man probably killed in a car crash as she tries to support his brother finding out what really happened. But strange things begin to happen and she feels like being hunted by a ghost.The really good cast down to the supporting roles combined with the great and very suspenseful direction, a really good 60s score and the original and atmospheric script make a French thriller (actually, it's a French-Italian co-production) more interesting than lot of its counterparts from Hollywood. OK, the script tries sometimes a little bit too heavy to create a sense of overwhelming doom or anxiety surrounding Ms. Schneider's character (in her presence and in the things happening to her), on the other hand that low-key suspense is what makes the movie so effective. The main part seems to be just written for Ms. Schneider as she as usual does such a splendid job.Any admirer of Ms. Schneider's talent shouldn't miss this movie. And any admirer of good (60s/70s) thrillers shouldn't miss this rare movie, either! I think it should really get a release on DVD. The score by none other than Claude Bolling would along with the songs be also great to have on CD.