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Summary
An American couple, Paul and Marianne, spend their vacation in Italy and experience trouble when Marianne invites a former lover and his teenage daughter to visit, which leads to jealousy and dangerous sexual scenarios.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
- You're watching with family
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+18)
Critics 82Audiences 64GoodWatch 72
Tomatometer89%
Metascore74
Letterboxd · 82 K ratings3.5/5
User score6.5
IMDb6.4
Audience score58%
Running time
2 h 5 min
A typical length for dramas, +16 min on the typical 109
typical 109125Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 26 countries, rent or buy in 34 more
+16Released
2015
November 26, 2015
11 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchItalianMade in
- France
Italy
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 more35 people
- Tilda SwintonMarianne Lane
- Matthias SchoenaertsPaul De Smedt
- Ralph FiennesHarry Hawkes
- Dakota JohnsonPenelope Lanier
- Corrado GuzzantiMaresciallo
- AFAlessandro FerraraCarabiniere 1
- DMDavid MaddalenaCarabiniere 2
- SGSalvatore GabrieleMayor
- LFLivio Franco BlandinoRestaurant Owner
- Aurore ClémentMireille
- Lily McMenamySylvie
- VRVito RodoWaiter
- EBElena BucciClara
- TSTom StickleyDrummer
- JPJerry PopielGuitarist
- TGTaketo GoharaSound Engineer
- SCSalvatore CipriPriest
- FFFrancesca FaccilongoGirl at San Gaetano's Festival
- Giuseppe SpataEntertainer
- FLFrancesco LeoneBoy at San Gaetano's Festival
- ABAntonino BonomoKaraoke Bar Owner
- GLGiampiero La CerraKaraoke Bar Client
- GAGiafar AbdallahMohammed Abdullahi
- MMMahammedin Mahammed IbrahimMajdi Ahkdar
Directing · 6
- Luca Guadagnino Director, Producer
- Mihaela Mihai Second Second Assistant Director
- Ferdinando Cito Filomarino Second Unit Director
- Susanna Lenton Script Supervisor
- Carlo Paramidani Second Assistant Director
- Evelina De Gaudenzi First Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- David Kajganich Screenplay, Executive Producer
- Alain Page Original Film Writer, Novel
- Jean-Claude Carrière Adaptation, Dialogue
- Jacques Deray Adaptation, Dialogue
Production · 29
- Ron Halpern Executive Producer
- Marco Morabito Executive Producer
- Olivier Courson Executive Producer
- Michael Costigan Producer
- Avy Kaufman Casting
- Stella Savino Casting
Camera · 15
- Yorick Le Saux Director of Photography
- Jack English Additional Still Photographer
- Massimiliano Kuveiller First Assistant "B" Camera
- Davide Carbonari Camera Loader
- Fabio Ciotto First Assistant "A" Camera
- Diego Aresu Camera Car
Editing · 4
- Walter Fasano Editor
- Silvia De Rose First Assistant Editor
- Rosario Balistreri Colorist
- Angelo Francavilla Senior Colorist
Sound · 17
- David Combes Vocal Coach
- Anne Skates Vocal Coach
- Silvio Pozzoli Vocal Coach
- Gerry Gershman Music Consultant
- Robin Urdang Music Supervisor
- Fabrizio Quadroli Sound Effects Editor, Foley Artist
Art · 16
- Maria Djurkovic Production Design
- Tatiana Macdonald Set Decoration
- Roberta Federico Art Direction
- Pierre Marie Title Designer
- Sandro Piccarozzi Assistant Set Decoration
- Sandro Bettin Leadman
Costume & Make-Up · 9
- Giulia Piersanti Costume Design
- Saskia Irrgang Seamstress
- Fernanda Lucía Pérez Makeup Designer
- Manolo García Hair Designer
- Ornella Cassinari Seamstress
- Fulvia Roverselli Wardrobe Supervisor
Visual Effects · 3
- Rodolfo Migliari Visual Effects Supervisor
- Luca Saviotti Visual Effects Supervisor
- Jason Troughton Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 9
- Salvatore Gabriele Electrician
- Antonino Belvisi Electrician
- Giambattista Greco Electrician
- Fabio Proserpio Electrician
- Alessandro Magno Electrician
- Matteo Attolini Electrician
Other crew · 12
- Jake Gyllenhaal Thanks
- Ann Yee Choreographer
- Magdy Shenouda Carpenter
- Howard Moore Special Effects Technician
- Francesco Staltari Carpenter
- Claudio Lattanzi Carpenter
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