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The Possessed (1965)

The Possessed poster
Original title
La donna del lago
Directed by
Luigi Bazzoni
Genre
mystery film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
VM18
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 58 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A writer returns to a small Italian town to investigate the death of a former lover. He uncovers secrets and lies among the locals as he pieces together what happened.

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What happens

The Possessed (Italian: La donna del lago, lit. 'The Lady of the Lake') is a 1965 Italian mystery film written and directed by Luigi Bazzoni and Franco Rossellini and starring Peter Baldwin, Virna Lisi, Pia Lindström and Philippe Leroy. It is based on the novel La donna del lago by Giovanni Comisso. The film was years later released on U.S. television as Love, Hate and Dishonor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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