Rent Paranoia (1970)
3.3 of 5 from 60 ratings
1h 31min
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- Synopsis:
- Double crosses, murder and madness...such things are the hallmarks of giallo and 'Paranoia' is a fine example of the form. Carol Baker is Helen, a race car driver whose life has hit the skids. She's invited to spend the weekend with her ex-husband Maurice (Jean Sorel) and his wife Constance (Anna Proclemer). Constance wants the feckless Maurice dead and she'd like Helen to help. A plan is drawn up, but things are never so simple in the twisted world of the giallo...
- Actors:
- Carroll Baker, Jean Sorel, Luis Dávila, Alberto Dalbés, Marina Coffa, Anna Proclemer, Hugo Blanco, Lisa Halvorsen, Manuel Díaz Velasco, Jacques Stany, Rossana Rovere, Calisto Calisti, Alfonso de la Vega, Miguel Beltrán, Gaspar Forteza, Francesco Narducci
- Directors:
- Umberto Lenzi
- Producers:
- Bruno Bolognesi
- Writers:
- Marcello Coscia, Bruno Di Geronimo, Rafael Romero Marchent, Marie Claire Solleville
- Aka:
- A Quiet Place to Kill
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Italy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/01/2020
- Run Time:
- 94 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono, Italian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- NTSC
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Imperfect Crime - Interview with Director Umberto Lenzi
- Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth
- Alternate Opening Titles
- Alternate Clothed Scenes
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Reviews (1) of Paranoia
Top Thriller - Paranoia review by sb
AKA A Quiet Place to Kill (also known as Paranoia)
An early-ish Lenzi thriller has Helen (Carole Baker) who is a racing driver and after being in a crash is invited to stay with her ex-husband Maurice (Sorel) in his villa in Spain.
Upon arrival she meets his new wife Constance (Proclemer) who actually sent the telegram. She is older but very rich and it soon becomes apparant she hates Maurice and intends to recruit Helen in murdering him - as Helen already had one try earlier on.
A plot is hatched but as Helen is still sexually obsessed with Maurice it goes wrong and its Contance that gets killed. The lovers think they have got away with until Contances teenage daughter turns up - then things get really complicated...
Shot in stunning locations on the Spanish coast it really captures the beautiful idle rich all seething with sexual jealosy with loads of Sixties camera flourishes and if by the end its one twist too many - but always with Lenzi it grips throughout - 4/5
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