The Key (1983)
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116 min
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.
- Release date
- February 3, 1984
- Country of origin
- Italy
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Cast
- Stefania Sandrelli as Teresa Rolfe
- Frank Finlay as Nino Rolfe
- Franco Branciaroli as Laszlo Apony
- Barbara Cupisti as Lisa Rolfe
- Armando Marra as Aurelio
- Maria Grazia Bon as Giulietta
- Gino Cavalieri as Don Rusetto
- Piero Bortoluzzi as Memo Longobardi
- Irma Veithen as Infermiera
- Eolo Capritti as Gerarca fascista
- Maria Pia Colonnello
- Milly Corinaldi as Giustina
- Osiride Pevarello
- Paolo Biagetti
- Tinto Brass as Father Confessor
- Gianfranco Bullo
- Arnaldo Momo
- Rossana Canghiari as Party Guest (uncredited)
- Ugo Tognazzi as drunk
- Ricky Tognazzi as student
Crew
- Tinto Brass · Director
- Jun'ichirô Tanizaki · Writer
- Tinto Brass · Writer
- Giovanni Bertolucci · Producer
- Ennio Morricone · Composer
- Silvano Ippoliti · Cinematographer
- Tinto Brass · Editor
- Paolo Biagetti · Production designer