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A Quiet Place in the Country (1968) · Un tranquillo posto di campagna

Original title: Un tranquillo posto di campagna

1968 · Elio Petri · 106 min · Italy, France · Edited by 1

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A painter facing a creative block arranges to spend the weekend in the country at his mistress's villa. While staying there, his sanity begins to disintegrate.

A 1968 title built around Obsesión and Suspense. Directed by Elio Petri.

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Spanish: Un lugar tranquilo en el campo
French: Un coin tranquille à la campagne
German: Das verfluchte Haus
Chinese: 鄉間僻靜處
Korean: 어 콰이어트 플레이스 인 더 컨츄리

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