# Bad Timing (1980)

> A fractured Vienna investigation reconstructs an obsessive affair whose erotic intensity shades into jealousy, manipulation, and dread.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20777

## Facts

- Runtime: 123 min
- Genres: Mystery, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Nicolas Roeg
- Cast: Art Garfunkel, Theresa Russell, Harvey Keitel, Denholm Elliott, Daniel Massey, Dana Gillespie, William Hootkins, Eugene Lipinski
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080408/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: mild
- Mood: paranoid, darkly erotic, disturbing, late night arthouse viewing, psychological thriller marathon

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