The Key [DVD]

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As he delves deeper into her past, Nino comes to learn about Teresa's many affairs and begins to question his own virility and masculinity. In a desperate attempt to regain his confidence and prove his worth to Teresa, Nino embarks on an affair of his own with the young and voluptuous Fosca.

Throughout the film, the themes of love and infidelity are explored with nuanced sensitivity, and the performances by the leading actors are both tender and heartbreaking. Finlay delivers a powerful portrayal of an aging man struggling to maintain his sense of masculinity, while Sandrelli's unflinching performance as the object of his obsession is both vulnerable and strong.This DVD had been calling out to me from the cult section of my local video store for about two months before I rented it. The cover art of Stefania projects an allure that is only the begining of a very profound experience. Brass manages to create a film that doesn't make some epic statement of love, society and relationships. Instead he presents a rather odd and erotic situation that makes you think and feel (in various ways) the gravity of the characters situations. The film is also not afraid to come accross as a little silly at times.

Find sources: "Tinto Brass"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( March 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) In 1940s Venice, after twenty years of marriage, a Professor and his younger wife witness the passion wane. Now, all that remains is to confess the rousing thoughts to an elaborate diary hoping to break free from ties and inhibitions.

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Oh, let’s count the ways, starting with provocateur, auteur, ass-obsessed, movie director, subversive, sleazy, uncompromising, golden, offensive, vital, brilliant, gutsy, and most importantly, artistic. Frank Finlay is aptly cast as the professor, returning to Venice for the third time in his career, having hatched Iago's plan to sexually manipulate Othello in the Olivier film there, and then having been imprisoned in Venice by the Inquisition for his sexual transgressions as the title character in Dennis Potter's mini-series Casanova. Stephania Sandrelli gives a spirited and extraordinarily brave performance as Teresa, throwing off her art-house airs to luxuriate in the most lurid scenes of soft-core erotica, and having the voluptuousness and acting skill to trace her characters emotional and physical journey in the most eye-poppingly sexy and seductive way. Sally K. Brass (not related): "Director's Quest for Reality". In: Los Angeles Times, 2. September 1970, S. 13.