Smile Before Death

Smile Before Death

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Release Date

5/3/1972

Runtime

85 mins

Overview

After the death of her mother under strange circumstances, a teenage girl quickly begins to suspect that her recently widowed stepfather may be involved.

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A claustrophobic 1970s thriller where a girl's suspicions about her stepfather's involvement in her mother's death spiral into a paranoid, sleazy nightmare. The film slowly tightens its grip as trust within the family dissolves.

Mood

UnsettlingParanoidTense

Themes

FamilyBetrayal

Tone

Bleak

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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