Appassionata (1974)

Directed by

Gianluigi Calderone

Genre

drama film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

18

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 58 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A dentist lives with his mentally ill wife and teenage daughter. His calm life falls apart when his daughter and her friend start chasing him sexually.

erotictensemelancholicprovocativeunsettlingslow-burndramaticintimate

What happens

Appassionata (also known as Passionate) is a 1974 Italian erotic drama film directed by and co-written by Gianluigi Calderone. The film stars Gabriele Ferzetti, Ornella Muti, Eleonora Giorgi, and Valentina Cortese, and follows a dentist who lives with his mentally ill wife and teenage daughter, but his seemingly stable life is put into jeopardy when both his daughter and his daughter's friend begin sexually pursuing him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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