Oasis of Fear1971
“Young, free 'n' kinky... but for how long?”
Directed by Umberto Lenzi
The premise
Two young sexually free hippies, Dick and Ingrid, finance their travels by selling naked snaps of Ingrid until their plan is brought to an abrupt end by the Police. Forced on the run the two seek refuge at a seemingly empty isolated large villa. As it turns out the house is inhabited by the middle-aged Barbara who invites them in for some potential three-way hanky-panky that soon locks them into something far more twisted and chilling!
Horror Vault's take
Two free-spirited hippies hustling their way across Europe land in hot water with the law and take shelter in a sprawling, apparently deserted villa — only to find it occupied by a sophisticated, charming woman with unclear intentions. What begins as a tantalizing encounter in an isolated retreat steadily curdles into something far darker and more dangerous. Director Umberto Lenzi delivers a stylish early-70s Italian thriller that weaponises domesticity and desire against its protagonists. The tension mounts quietly before it snaps.
Content: Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence
Cast
Irene Papas
Barbara Slater
Ray Lovelock
Dick Butler
Ornella Muti
Ingrid Sjoman
Michel Bardinet
Baratti
Jacques Stany
Official
Umberto D'Orsi
Picture buyer
Calisto Calisti
Police Inspector
Ugo Adinolfi
Gas Station Attendant
Sal Borgese
Agostino's Friend
Giuseppe Terranova
Carla Mancini
Shop Worker
Umberto Raho
Police Inspector
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