Love and Death in the Garden of the Gods

Original title: Amore e morte nel giardino degli dei

1972
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

461

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Love and Death in the Garden of the Gods (1972)

Drama Horror Mystery Romance Thriller

An old professor rents a mysterious old villa, and finds a tape recorded by a previous occupant, detailing her debauched lifestyle and the events leading to her murder.An old professor rents a mysterious old villa, and finds a tape recorded by a previous occupant, detailing her debauched lifestyle and the events leading to her murder.An old professor rents a mysterious old villa, and finds a tape recorded by a previous occupant, detailing her debauched lifestyle and the events leading to her murder.

Director
- Sauro Scavolini
Writers
- Anna Maria Gelli
- Sauro Scavolini
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

461

YOUR RATING

Director
- Sauro Scavolini
Writers
- Anna Maria Gelli
- Sauro Scavolini
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
94th movie of Carla Mancini.

Goofs
The poster shows Manfredi pointing a gun at Azzurra, but, though a gun is his weapon of choice in another situation, he never has one in his sister's presence during the action of the film.

Quotes
Azzurra: [to Manfredi] You're not a brother. You never have been. You're a bastard!

Connections
Featured in Erika e Peter nel giardino degli dei (2014)

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Review

Featured review

7/10

rare italian murder movie.

Sauro Scavolini directed and wrote that original murder story with inventive flashbacks with a terrific ending, and it was shot in 1972 the great year for italian murder movies. Scavolini was mainly a screenwriter (3 giallos for Sergio Martino). It's his first movie for cinema, he did 3 tv movies and another for cinema, they do not seem available, what a pity when you see the casting. This story is maybe slow but it gets more and more tense and it gets incredibly gripping in the last part, unforgettable. Thanks to the courageous french editor who released it.