Watched Italy's 2021 7 Women and a Murder (1:23:40). Marcello, the head of household, is discovered in his room with a knife stuck in his back on a snowy morning. There are seven women in the house, all of whom are likely suspects: his wife Margherita, his mother Rachele, his two daughters Susanna and Caterina, his sister-in-law Agostina, his old flame Veronica, and the new maid Maria. Written like a stage play by Agatha Christie, the movie proceeds like a subtle comedy of manners. The resolution and ending, however, are highly unlikely, and everything comes across not as a murder mystery but merely as an entertaining piece of ensemble acting.
There seems to be one continuity glitch, though, which is how Veronica managed to enter the house if the gate was conveniently chained and padlocked.
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