The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (Lo strano vizio della signora Wardh, 1971)

US Severin Films Blu-ray edition - region All - limited edition soundtrack CD

Soundtrack by Nora Orlandi



Sergio Martino's first giallo with beautiful Edwige Fenech. She's a diplomat wife and arrives to Vienna
where a razorblade wielding serial killer is on the loose. A perp with black gloves killing a blonde in a
shower adhering to the genre formula.

She's Julie Wardh and she's married to older diplomat Neil (Alberto Mendoza) and she happily has sex
with George (George Hilton) the cousin to Julie's friend Carol (Conchita Airoldi). But, Julie also has hot
flashbacks to the S&M sex she had with her ex-boyfriend the creepy Jean (Ivan Rassimov).
When Julie's friend is killed by the perp she understands that the serial killer is close to her.

Another giallo whodunit and with a soundtrack by Nora Orlandi (CD of the soundtrack is enclosed
with this limited edition of the film. A Spanish-Italian co-production.
Kat Ellinger says in the audio commentary that the Turkish cult classic "Thirsty for Love, Sex and
Murder" is a lowbudget ripoff of "The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh".
A very, very entertaining Turkish giallo with Eva Bender, the Swedish cult actress

Aska Susayanlar Seks ve Cinayet (Thirsty for Love Sex and Murder)

The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh is presented in ... (Ratio not stated but probably widescreen 2.35:1)
with Italian or English audio mono with english subtitles.
Extras:

Sergio Martino director interview(43 minutes)
Ernesto Gastaldi screenwriter interview (22 minutes)
Audio commentary by Kat Ellinger
Vienna Vice: Interview with actor George Hilton and genre historian Antonio Brushini (19 minutes)
Archival interview with actress Edwige Fenech (24 minutes)
Introduction by George Hilton
Trailer

 

Above: The old US No Shame Films unrated DVD edition 2.35:1
Extras 30 minutes of interviews with Sergio Martino, George Hilton, Edwige Fenech
Sergio Martino introduction at Venice Film Festival, trailer and gallery, infosheet