A wealthy landowner haunted by the spectre of his dead mother has a fling with a beautiful fugitive who bears a striking resemblance to his missing wife, who may have been murdered.
Acting
Marisa Mell's dual performance—same face, totally different women
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched Spanish countryside, all crumbling estates and unease
Direction
Nieves Conde builds dread through silence, not shocks
Director
José Antonio Nieves Conde
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Marisa Mell famously played dual roles in Diabolik the same year—1971 was her 'twin peaks' era.
Part of Spain's 'fantaterror' boom, when Franco-era censorship paradoxically fueled surreal, subversive horror.
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