Il Profumo Della Signora in Nero

Silvia is a young, pretty scientist, but the tragic death of her father and dark secrets from childhood torment her and strain her relationship with her boyfriend, Roberto. One night they go to hear an African man speak about voodoo, and for Silvia, the real and the unreal begin to mix...


 * Alternate Character Interpretation: Is Silvia going insane or is she being Driven to Suicide for some obscure reason?
 * Ax Crazy:
 * The Bad Guy Wins: And it's either or.
 * Chekhov's Gun: The speech about.
 * Creepy Child: Silvia-as-a-girl, who starts appearing to adult Silvia and.
 * Dark and Troubled Past: Poor Silvia! Her father died at sea when she was a girl, her stepfather was a bad man, and she witnesses a disturbing encounter between him and her mother.
 * Developing Doomed Characters: The first half hour or so.
 * Downer Ending: Either way, the ending is not happy.
 * Driven to Madness: Definitely Silvia.
 * Driven to Suicide: Silvia's mother. Francesca.
 * Evil Old Folks: According to the interpretation of the ending, this trope is either played straight or subverted by the old man with the cats.
 * Follow the Leader: The movie is in the mold of Rosemary's Baby and The Tenant.
 * High Octane Nightmare Fuel: Ninety-nine percent of the movie, especially.
 * Mind Screw: And how.
 * Shoot the Shaggy Dog: Silvia, definitely Silvia.