Chess, but make it horny and homicidal. 1987 Italian exploitation cinema at its most unhinged.
Nadine is a breathtaking and astonishingly sensual fashion photographer who gets lured into accepting a lingerie photo-shoot in the villa of the mysterious Victor Schneider. After the models and the crew leave the villa, only Nadine and Victor stay behind. As the night shrouds the villa with its thick shadows, Victor offers Nadine a weird proposal. Would she dare to put her own life at stake in a chess game? If he wins, she loses every right over her body and life. If Nadine does, Victor will kill himself. Thus begins a long night of sex, lust, desire, fear and. death.
Production
That villa location is doing 90% of the atmospheric heavy lifting.
Costume
Lingerie as plot device and character motivation.
Director
Mario Gariazzo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Peak 1980s Italian exploitation—erotic thrillers flooded direct-to-video markets, often starring American or French actors for international sales.
Director Mario Gariazzo also wrote Troll 2, proving his commitment to unhinged cinema.
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