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Movie1972·114 min

What?

Directed by Roman Polanski

A comedy film directed by Roman Polanski.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 84%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.4/10

140 ratings

About What?

A young American woman traveling through Italy finds herself in a strange Mediterranean villa where nothing seems quite right.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Neutral (5 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Mind-bending (9 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Whimsical, Unsettling
Story Tags: identity self discovery, isolation loneliness, grand estate, isolated dwelling, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, everyman, fish out of water, dream surreal

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Details

Director: Roman Polanski
Language: Italian

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni, Sydne Rome, Hugh Griffith

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How What? Ranks

All movies

Top 84%

1970s movies

Top 94%

Comedy movies

Top 83%

Roman Polanski films#23 of 24

Top 84% All movies.

the vibe

What? Vibe

What it feels like

measuredneutralmoderatemind-bendingfunnyintimatelightwhimsicalunsettling

What it's about

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

texture

whimsicalquirky

fish out of water

dream surreal

identity self discovery

isolation loneliness

outsider misfit

everyman

strangers forced together

grand estate

isolated dwelling

neutral 5/9neutral 5/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

mind-bending 9/9complex 9/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9