The Washing Machine
Seen it?1993 | 90 min | Drama, Thriller, Horror
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of anyone who loves trying to stay one step ahead and horror fans. One to watch when you can give it your full attention.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Tense from early on, at 1 hr 30 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
Three sisters - voluptuous Vida, Maria (nicknamed "Sissy"), and Ludmilla - live together in a run-down apartment building in Budapest. The sisters all vie for the attentions of Yuri Petkov, a dubious middle-aged pimp who plays them off against each other. One evening, Ludmilla claims to have found Yuri's body stuffed into their washing machine, but when Inspector Stacev arrives to investigate the body has disappeared. The good-looking young inspector attempts to discover the truth but in doing so becomes drawn into the sisters' bizarre sex games...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 7K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ruggero Deodato
- Philippe CaroitInspector Alexander Stacev
- Ilaria BorrelliMaria 'Sissy' Kolba
- Katarzyna FiguraVida Kolba
- Barbara RicciLudmilla Kolba
- Laurence RegnierNikolai
- László BorbélyMusic Teacher
- Claudia PozziIrina
- Yorgo VoyagisYuri Petkov
- Vilmos KolbaBlind School Instructor
- Károly MedriczkyGerman Tourist #1