A Quiet Place in the Country (1968) Horror Drama Fantasy

Rated R | Threatrical Aug 14, 1969 (US) | Genres Horror, Drama, Fantasy | Runtime 1h 46m
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A Quiet Place in the Country Plot Synopsis:

Renowned painter Leonardo Ferri, whose works have a standard price set by the market, and his girlfriend Flavia live together in his studio in Milan. He has not completed any paintings in two months as he slowly goes mad. His mental issues, about which Flavia is aware, includes a recurring dream where she is torturing him before attempting to kill him. As such, Flavia makes arrangements for them to rent a country villa outside of Venice where the change in scenery may recharge his creative juices. Because she can feel negative energy toward her at the villa, Flavia decides to spend her weekdays in Milan, visiting on the weekends, leaving Leonardo alone at the villa during week with only the housekeeper, Egle. Still haunted by his mental problems, Leonardo tries but is unable to restart his work. During this time alone, he learns of Vanda Valier, a previous occupant of the villa who was killed outside the villa walls during the war at age fifteen. Many of the locals still have their own stories of Vanda, some who still seem obsessed with her and her timeless beauty. Leonardo becomes one of those obsessed. In his mental state, Leonardo will have to reconcile hie obsession with Vanda with his relationship with Flavia, especially as many believe Vanda's ghost still controls what happens at the villa.


Synopsis / Plot Summary: A popular painter, plagued by nightmares that he and his lover/sales agent are engaging in bizarre, ritualistic, sad**tic s**ual acts, seeks to escape the city and rent a house in the country.

Tagline: in a quiet place she strips away the structure of his mind and body ...piece by piece.

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A Quiet Place in the Country Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 1968 (more 1968 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 106 minutes /
Genres:  Horror, Drama, Fantasy
Directors: Elio Petri
Stars: Franco Nero, Vanessa Redgrave, Georges Géret, Gabriella Boccardo, Madeleine Damien … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Aug 14, 1969
Nominations: 4
Production Co.: United Artists
Language: Italian, English
Country: Italy, France
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / A Quiet Place in the Country Release Dates In Theaters: Aug 14, 1969, Blu-ray: Sep 26, 2017, DVD: Mar 10, 2017
Writers: Tonino Guerra, Elio Petri, Luciano Vincenzoni
Producers: Mario Borgognoni Vimercati, Alberto Grimaldi
Musicians: Ennio Morricone
Cinematographers: Luigi Kuveiller
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