The Possessed (1965)

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

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)

Trailer

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