Thriller

Thriller

1979 · 34 min · ★ 6.4 · Mystery

What happens after the curtain falls on the death of Mimi, tragic heroine of Puccini's La boheme. In Thriller, Mimi teams up with the opera's comic heroine Musetta to investigate her own death.

Directed by Sally Potter · Written by Sally Potter

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