Tragic Ceremony
Watch TrailerAfter a peaceful sailboat ride, four young people, including rich kid Bill, Joe, Fred and Jane, knock on the door of a secluded villa after their dune buggy runs out of gas. Earlier in the day, Bill had given the lovely Jane a pearl necklace with a supposedly paranormal history, and this later opens up a can of worms. They are invited to spend the night at the mansion, owned by Lord Alexander and Lady Alexander, who happen to be hosting a strange ceremony that night attended by a group of eccentrics in black robes. During the evening, Jane exits her sleep chamber, seemingly in some kind of trance, and is lured to a sacrificial alter where the robed houseguests are hovering over her. As a knife is about to be plunged into the young lady, her three friends come to the rescue, but they are also witness to a chaotic mass murder catastrophe in which they flee with feelings of guilt and uncertainty.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | Estratto dagli archivi segreti della polizia di una capitale europea |
| Year | 1972 |
| Country | Italy, Spain |
| Genre | Horror |
| Director | Riccardo Freda |
| Runtime | 83 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.8/10 (24 votes) |
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The film constructs its dread from the stark shift from a carefree day to the ritualistic isolation of the mansion. It relies on the classic intrusion into a forbidden space, where an object like the pearl necklace becomes a conduit for supernatural terror.
What lingers after the frantic rescue attempt is a sense of ritualistic unease that questions the very nature of the salvation offered. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Riccardo Freda
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Watch in complete darkness to feel every creak in the mansion's halls.
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