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THE ROOM NEXT DOOR

La stanza accanto

1994 IT HMDB
September 1, 1994

Martin Yakobowsky is a brilliant lawyer whose family originally comes from Poland. He is assigned by his legal practice to resolve a contentious case in the prevalently agricultural town in the heart of Iowa, where he was born. After his initial reluctance, due largely to his having cut off all ties with the community of his birthplace, Martin decides to return to the town.

Directors

Fabrizio Laurenti

Cast

Mark Benninghoffen, Thomas Patrick, Mary Sellers, Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni, Sarah Cosgrove-Gaumond, David Ghilardi, Jeanne Chandler, Cesare Bastelli, Robert Bernacchi, Andy De Grande
Horror Thriller Mistero

REVIEWS (1)

AC

As Chianese

In the southern United States, a lawyer with severe psychological problems returns, after several years, to a hotel where he had witnessed, helplessly, the massacre of his girlfriend. He will take a room right next to the one where, years before, the incident occurred, and memories and frustrations resurface in a mix of reality and fiction... Written and produced by the Avati brothers, this film is the first horror thriller that Fabrizio Laurenti directed under their auspices. Filmed during Avati's American stay, this film, along with "Dove Comincia la Notte" by Zaccaro, is part of an ideal trilogy of thrillers stemming from the underrated "Amico d'Infanzia" by the legendary Pupi. The actors (Mark Benninghofen, Thomas Patrick, and Mary Sellers) are not quite at ease, partly due to their lack of experience, but the final result is still a good product, even though the critics of the time did not hesitate to call it "intellectual and convoluted". It is worth noting that the poor distribution prejudiced its commercial success (there is only one VHS edition by De Laurentiis).