Lips of Lurid Blue

Lips of Lurid Blue

1975 · 111 min · ★ 4.0 · Drama, Crime

Elli and Marco are an unquestionably unusual wedded couple. Due to a damage as a kid, Marco harbors homosexual drives that he represses inside his married life and Elli is a barely surpressed nymphomaniac. The marriage is useful for both of them as it allows them to blend in within the confines of their regular social life in a sanctimonious provincial town. But then a strange woman bursts into their world and Marco's deviant behavior come to light again but now he has a thirst for murder.

Directed by Giulio Petroni · Written by Giulio Petroni

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