Le Route De Salina (aka The Road To Salina) (1970)

A young drifter (Robert Walker Jr.) is mistaken as her son by a lonely woman (Rita Hayworth) who runs a diner and gas station in a small seaside town. He plays along but things turn mysterious when his "sister" (Mimsy Farmer, looking like a young Bibi Andersson but without the talent) accepts him as her brother. Based on the novel SUR LA ROUTE DE SALINA by Maurice Cury and directed by George Lautner (LE PROFESSIONEL). Although shot in English with American actors in the leading roles, this is a French/Italian production filmed in Spain and France. This is a strange psychological drama with an air of mystery about it. Everything and everyone seems off kilter and we're all as in the dark as the young drifter who eventually sets about finding the truth behind the delusional life he finds himself caught in. Naturally, it all ends badly. Beautifully shot in wide screen Panavision by Maurice Fellous, who makes extensive use of the Canary Islands landscape. The incest angle is creepy but the movie does cast a spell of its own. Frankly, I'm not sure if it's a good movie but it's highly watchable. With Ed Begley in his final film role (he died before the film's release), Bruce Pecheur, Sophie Hardy and Marc Porel.