A hotel maid working in Turin finds herself involved in a series of increasingly strange events in this dreamlike thriller. When the film begins, Sonia has just met a handsome ex-cop named Guido. They find a romantic rapport together only to have a startling crime separate them. Other nefarious situations ensue, including an art theft, a mysterious man wandering the hotel and a rash of deaths. When a friend of Guido’s confronts Sonia about her dodgy past, the question arises whether she is a dangerous femme fatale or just a woman with terrible luck. Combining elements of film noir, melodrama and finely tuned suspense, The Double Hour keeps viewers on edge until its final moments.


Written by Alessandro Fabbri, Ludovica Rampoldi, Stefano Sardo. Photographed by Tat Radcliffe. With Ksenia Rappoport, Filippo Timi, Antonia Truppo. (95 min, Samuel Goldwyn Films)