Whirlpool

In 1970, José Ramón Larraz's directorial debut "Whirlpool" emerged as a permissive updating of Victorian melodrama, complete with over-emphatic gestures, pregnant pauses, and sinister glances. The film tells the story of Tulia, a young model who is invited to a photographer's country home for a weekend retreat, only to find herself embroiled in a dark web of exploitation, violence, and murder. With its gruesome and unflinching portrayal of sex and violence, "Whirlpool" is a film that revels in its own ugliness, making it a genuinely unsettling viewing experience.