Rent The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)
3.4 of 5 from 84 ratings
1h 37min
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- Synopsis:
- Sexy worldly Mrs. Wardh (Edwige Fenech) endures a stifling marriage in the hope of repressing her perverse past - a sadomasochistic relationship with the degenerate Jean (Ivan Rassimov). Disillusioned with her unloved existence, she embarks upon a torrid affair with suave playboy George (George Hilton). But happiness may prove short-lived: as Jean reappears, a brutal razor-slasher begins bloodily dispatching the nubile nymphets of Vienna... Fearing that she may next face the killer's blade, tormented and deceived, she spirals into an uncontrollable emotional maelstrom where her deviant desires reawaken in a welter of sex, sadism and slaughter...
- Actors:
- George Hilton, Edwige Fenech, Conchita Airoldi, Manuel Gil, Carlo Alighiero, Ivan Rassimov, Alberto De Mendoza, Bruno Corazzari, Marella Corbi, Miguel Del Castillo, Luis de Tejada, Brizio Montinaro, Pouchi, Mira Vidotto, Giuseppe Marrocco, Francesco Narducci, Oscar Sciamanna
- Directors:
- Sergio Martino
- Producers:
- Antonio Crescenzi, Luciano Martino
- Voiced By:
- Carolyn De Fonseca, Susan Spafford
- Writers:
- Vittorio Caronia, Ernesto Gastaldi, Eduardo Manzanos Brochero
- Aka:
- Lo strano vizio della Signora Wardh / Blade of the Ripper
- Studio:
- Shameless
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Italy
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- Release Date:
- 31/07/2017
- Run Time:
- 100 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono, Italian LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Sergio Martino and Edwige Fenech Interview
- Sergio Martino Introduction
- 2nd Interview with Director Sergio Martino
- Fact Track by Justin Harries
- Edwige Fenech Bio Presentation
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SPOILERS follow ... - The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh review by NP
Attractive, confident and haughty, Mrs. Julie Wardh (picturesque Edwige Fenech) has a plethora of men interested in her. Husband and lovers, some more depraved than others, pursue her in this heady, fast-moving chiller. What makes her increasingly fragile state of mind worse is the knowledge that she also appears to be haunted by a series of vicious killings. A coincidence? Her new lover, George (George Hilton) is somewhat intense. Could he have something to do with it all, do you think?
Otherwise known as ‘Next!’ ‘The Next Victim’ and ‘Blade of the Ripper’, this has acquired a reputation as one of the best giallo films, and it is not difficult to see why. The pace does not falter, it is very tightly written and the wonderful twists are delivered with expert ease, and don’t let up until the very end. The locations – as in many such productions – are mainly real, not studio sets, and as such are packed with colour and detail, from every rusted radiator to flaking window pane, and the lush expansive exteriors are never less than breath-taking. The direction, by Sergio Martino is faultless (at one point a letter, delivered with flowers to Wardh, reads: ‘Your vice is a locked room, and only I have the key’, which is also the (English) title of another of Martino’s giallo films).
For many films of this period, females are portrayed as pretty feinting screamers for pretty brave males to rescue, and yet here, Wardh has every reason for hysterics (Fenech is a legendary performer, due in part to this film – she has since become a prolific producer; her most recent film acting credit is in ‘Hostel 2 (2007)’) as she is given no respite in between scares and attacks. Crucially, the audience is entirely with her throughout, which makes the fact that she really doesn’t appear to stand a chance that much more powerful.
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