English Title: A Quiet Place in the Country
Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA)
Starring: Franco Nero, Vanessa Redgrave
Directed by: Elio Petri

Synopsis: Noted painter Leonardo Ferri (Frances Nero) is attracted to a spacious country villa outside Venice but finds once he’s moved in the home appears to be haunted and preys on his already troubled mind.

Cat Burglars (Scene Stealer): When Leonardo first enters the abandoned villa he looks around.  In one room he finds a litter of newborn kittens mewing on a bed.  He stops to pet one of the kittens on the head and then moves on.  Even though Leonardo ends up renting the villa, the kittens are not seen again.

Final Mewsings: The cats should have come with the house!

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