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Whirlpool (1970)
Directed by José Ramón Larraz
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Tulia, a young model is invited to a photographer’s country home for what purports to be a quiet weekend retreat - but soon appears to be anything but.
Length 92 minutes
Actors
Karl Lanchbury | Vivian Neves | Pia Andersson | Sibyla Grey | Johanna Hegger | Andrew Grant | Edwin Brown | Ernest C. Jennings | Larry Dann | Lisbet Lundquist | Alan Charles | Barry Craine
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/05/2023 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
I decided to finally dive into the Jose Larraz box set from Arrow and started with the earliest film in the set, the severely underseen WHIRLPOOL. The entire film has a very slow, melancholic pace that makes everything feel uneasy and predestined for doom. There isn’t much mystery here; everything that you think is going to happen happens; every character is exactly who you expect them to be. However, that doesn’t make it boring. It feels like an arthouse sex film except that no one’s going to be getting any sort of sexual gratification out of the, if not seedy, almost depressing sex scenes.
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