Paranoia (1970)
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Duration: 94 minuten
Alternative title: A Quiet Place to Kill
Country:
Italy / France / Spain
Directed by: Umberto Lenzi
Stars: Carroll Baker, Jean Sorel and Luis Dávila
IMDb score:
6,3 (1.649)
Releasedate: 20 February 1970
Paranoia plot
Race car driver Helen is disappointed, and she accepts her ex-husband's invitation to stay at his and his new wife's villa. Both women turn out to love and hate him, and it isn't long before the new wife drags the ex-wife into a plan to kill him. However, they are not the only ones with such thoughts...
Actors and actresses
Helen
Maurice Sauvage
Dr. Harry Webb
Constance Sauvage
Albert Duchamps
Susan Sauvage
Miguel
Solange
James
Miguel
Reviews & comments
wendyvortex
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- 5196 messages
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From the time when director Lenzi still occasionally made technically full-fledged films, although you have to be Umberto Lenzi to release a film with the title Paranoia in both 1969 and 1970 and with the same leading actress in the lead role.
The story is somewhat reminiscent of A Kiss Before Dying, set here in a villa on the Italian coast and spiced up with some non-functional nudity by Carroll Baker (not that it's a punishment to watch).
It all meanders along a bit too much: a bit of a thriller, a bit of a soap opera, a bit of an eroticism.
A bit too much standard formula work.
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Noodless
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- 10053 messages
- 6185 votes
A bit confusing as far as the title is concerned because the same director, Umberto Lenzi, had also released a film a year earlier with the title Paranoia (aka Orgasmo ) 1969 and with the same lead actress, Carroll Baker. This film, also known as A Quiet Place to Kill (1970), also follows the director's line in terms of story to develop sufficient confusion among the viewer with quite a few plot twists towards the end. That also has its charms and in the end you can't predict it either. The cast is attractive and play their roles solidly. I like Jean Sorel and the ladies Carroll Baker and Marina Coffa are quite good. Here and there some nudity from Baker, although it is not really used functionally. The story gets going slowly, but manages to captivate sufficiently due to the cast, content, location and atmosphere. At a certain point the story takes a completely different turn that you don't see coming where the love triangle unexpectedly changes in composition. Of course, all kinds of plot twists come at the viewer to confuse you completely, but the final scene is well chosen. 7/10
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Bobbejaantje
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- 2301 messages
- 2092 votes
An unlikely love and murder scenario that is presented very attractively. The leading roles are written for the (beautiful) bodies of Caroll Baker and Jean Sorel. Now those are 2 actors who shine on screen. Even if they were to read the phone book, it would still be entertaining. Furthermore, you can marvel at the jet set lifestyle, fast cars, insane views, beautiful villa, in short, the entire Italian giallo setting. Umberto Lenzi brings it all dynamically into view with his characteristic zooms. As in other films with Baker and Sorel, the story here also takes a delightfully cynical turn. The discovery of the wife's body is actually reminiscent of the finale of Au Plein Soleil, where a similar case takes place.
100% pulp and 100% fun.
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