# La clef (1983)

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**Original title**: *La chiave*
**Runtime**: 110 min
**Genres**: Drama, Romance
**Directed by**: Tinto Brass
**Written by**: Tinto Brass
**Starring**: Stefania Sandrelli, Frank Finlay, Franco Branciaroli, Barbara Cupisti, Armando Marra, Maria Grazia Bon

> *TOO HOT for Italian cinemas! Judges close down all theatres screening "THE KEY"!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

In Venice, a jaded critic and his wife try a plan that sounds weirder in theory than practice. He pens fantasies for her to act out. By the time he realizes the diary won’t fix boredom, it’s already rewritten both their love stories.

**Mood tags**: sexy

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