What if your therapist became obsessed with your lost love's definition of desire?
Old Tobias Clark hires psychologist Dr. Varlay (Kay Parker) to help him come to terms with a regretful decision he made in his youth. He gave up love for money, and let the haunting beauty Lilly slip through his hands. While working on the case, Dr. Varlay probes her own patients to find their definition of "desire," a word Lilly used as she walked out of Tobias' life.
Acting
Kay Parker's commanding presence anchors the psychological framing.
Direction
Rossi's soft-focus flashbacks blur past and present erotically.
Director
Vinnie Rossi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kay Parker was already legendary from 'Taboo' (1980); this role let her stretch into 'serious' psychodrama territory rare for the era.
The mannequin motif reportedly came from Rossi's own collection of department store dummies, lending the film its uncanny production design authenticity.
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