Corruption
La corrupción
- Director
- Mauro Bolognini
- Producer
- Alfredo Bini
- Music
- Giovanni Fusco
- Cinematography
- Leonida Barboni
- Editing
- Nino Baragli
Cast
What it is about
A young man who has just finished college tells his father, a successful publisher, that he intends to become a priest. The father, hoping his son will take over the family business, responds with open hostility and proposes a yacht trip so they can spend a few days together and look for common ground. His mistress is also on board, without the son's knowledge. Life at sea soon produces strong tension between the two, as the young man faces a choice between faith and the world his family represents.
How it was made
Directed by Mauro Bolognini and produced by Alfredo Bini, the film is an Italian-French co-production. Giovanni Fusco composed the score, Leonida Barboni shot it and Nino Baragli edited it. The cast includes Alain Cuny, Rosanna Schiaffino, Jacques Perrin and Isa Miranda. Its central themes are upper-middle-class guilt and the clash between the spiritual and the material.
Reception and legacy
Running about 80 minutes, the film belongs to the Italian drama tradition of the early 1960s. Little is documented about its critical and commercial reception, so it is best placed within Bolognini's filmography without claiming specific awards or a lasting influence.
Stills
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