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The Guest (1971) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1971 · 93 mins · Italian
- Directed by
- Liliana Cavani
- Starring
- Glauco Mauri, Lucia Bosè, Peter Gonzales Falcon, Alvaro Piccardi, Lorenzo Piani, Maddalena Gillia
A forty‑year‑old woman who has spent time in an asylum moves in with her brother’s family, but she cannot adapt to domestic life. Isolated, she retreats to the countryside, living alone with her memories, until she is ultimately returned to the asylum.
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