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Mimi (1979)

Mimi poster
Original title
Un dramma borghese
Directed by
Florestano Vancini
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
18
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A father develops an incestuous romantic obsession with his own daughter. The story explores the consequences of this forbidden relationship on their family.

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What happens

Mimi (Italian: Un dramma borghese, lit. 'A bourgeois drama') is a 1979 Italian drama film directed by Florestano Vancini. It is based on the novel with the same title by Guido Morselli and it has as main theme an incestuous love between a father and a daughter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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