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The Key

The Key

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Overview

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.

Directed by Tinto Brass
Written by Tinto Brass, Junichirō Tanizaki
Produced by Giovanni Bertolucci
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Top Cast

Stefania Sandrelli

Stefania Sandrelli

Teresa Rolfe

Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

Nino Rolfe

Franco Branciaroli

Franco Branciaroli

Laszlo Apony

Barbara Cupisti

Barbara Cupisti

Lisa Rolfe

Armando Marra

Armando Marra

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Maria Grazia Bon

Giulietta

Gino Cavalieri

Gino Cavalieri

Don Rusetto

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Piero Bortoluzzi

Memo Longobardi

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Irma Veithen

The Nurse

Eolo Capritti

Eolo Capritti

Themes & Keywords

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About The Key

The Key is a drama, romance film released in 1983 exploring themes of infidelity, jealousy, husband wife relationship, sexual obsession, obsession, key. Directed by Tinto Brass, it stars Stefania Sandrelli, Frank Finlay, Franco Branciaroli. 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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