The Key (1983)
In 1940s Venice, after twenty years' marriage, retired art critic Nino Rolfe and his younger wife Teresa feel their passion waning. To help her shed her inhibitions and rekindle their relationship, the professor records his sexual fantasies in a diary.
Director: Tinto Brass
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Stefania Sandrelli as Teresa Rolfe |
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Frank Finlay as Nino Rolfe |
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Franco Branciaroli as Laszlo Apony |
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Barbara Cupisti as Lisa Rolfe |
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Armando Marra as |
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Maria Grazia Bon as Giulietta |
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Gino Cavalieri as Don Rusetto |
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Piero Bortoluzzi as Memo Longobardi |
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Irma Veithen as The Nurse |
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Eolo Capritti as |
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Maria Pia Colonnello as |
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Milly Corinaldi as Giustina |
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Edgardo Fugagnoli as |
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Luciano Gasper as |
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Giovanni Michelagnoli as Dr. Fano |
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Osiride Pevarello as |
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Sara Tagliapietra as |
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Mirella Zardo as |
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Paolo Biagetti as |
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Tinto Brass as Father Confessor |
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Gianfranco Bullo as |
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Marina Cecchetelli as |
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Pietro Lorenzoni as |
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Arnaldo Momo as |
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Rossana Canghiari as Party Guest (uncredited) |
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Arnaldo Caivano as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Ugo Tognazzi as drunk |
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Ricky Tognazzi as student |
| Directing | Tinto Brass | Director |
| Writing | Tinto Brass | Writer |
| Production | Mario Di Biase | Production Manager |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Paolo Biagetti | Art Direction |
| Production | Massimo Ferrero | Unit Manager |
| Camera | Renato Cinti | Key Grip |
| Sound | Fernando Caso | Sound Effects |
| Camera | Amato Gabotti | Grip |
| Production | Mario Sampaolo | Administration |
| Sound | Edmondo Gintili | Foley Recordist |
| Camera | Andrea Sabatello | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Emanuele Cassin | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Pietro Santagada | Second Assistant Director |
| Editing | Fiorenza Muller | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Vittorio Fornasiero | Unit Manager |
| Editing | Emanuela Lucidi | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Marco Di Biase | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Gaetano Carito | Sound |
| Editing | Giovanna Ritter | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Aldo U. Passalacqua | Production Manager |
| Directing | Domenico Saverni | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Gene Luotto | Post Production Coordinator |
| Art | Roberto Magagnini | Props |
| Camera | Gianfranco Salis | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Antonio Maltempo | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Carlo Montanaro | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Alessandro Peticca | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Angelo Giovagnoli | Musician |
| Camera | Ettore Corso | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Luca Lachin | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ricky Tognazzi | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Alvaro Gramigna | Sound Effects |
| Camera | Renzo Gabotti | Grip |
| Production | Fabrizio Ancillai | Production Assistant |
| Editing | Tinto Brass | Editor |
| Production | Giovanni Bertolucci | Producer |
| Camera | Silvano Ippoliti | Director of Photography |
| Writing | JunichirÅ Tanizaki | Novel |
| Camera | Fabrizio Sforza | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Fausto Ancillai | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Egidio Spugnini | Assistant Art Director |
| Directing | Carla Cipriani | Continuity |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jole Cecchini | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Gabriella Borini | Choreographer |
| Art | Nello Giorgetti | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabrizio Sforza | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Paolo Biagetti | Production Design |
| Production | Lilletta Bertolucci | Publicist |
| Sound | Edmondo Gintili | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marina Frassine | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jost Jakob | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Angela Silighini | Seamstress |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Music Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alessandra Querzola | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | Enrico Sasso | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Sergio Spila | Gaffer |