Appassionata
Perversa
1974 · Italy · 90 min
- Director
- Gianluigi Calderone
- Screenplay
- Gianluigi Calderone, Sandro Parenzo
- Producer
- Tonino Cervi
- Music
- Piero Piccioni
- Cinematography
- Armando Nannuzzi
- Editing
- Nino Baragli
Cast
What it is about
Emilio is a sought-after dentist who lives with his wife, Elisa, a former opera singer, and their teenage daughter, Eugenia. That domestic balance starts to strain when Nicola, Eugenia's friend, enters the household and Emilio's life. The film follows the tensions building within the family and how its relationships grow increasingly tangled, without revealing how things end here.
How it was made
Gianluigi Calderone directed the film and co-wrote it with Sandro Parenzo, with Tonino Cervi as producer. Piero Piccioni composed the score, Armando Nannuzzi shot the photography and Nino Baragli edited it. The cast is led by Gabriele Ferzetti, Ornella Muti, Eleonora Giorgi and Valentina Cortese, and the film belongs to the Italian erotic drama tradition of its era.
Reception and legacy
The available sources offer little information on its critical reception, awards or legacy, so its place in film history cannot be stated with certainty.
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