Immacolata and Concetta: The Other Jealousy (1980)

Original title

Immacolata e Concetta, l'altra gelosia

Directed by

Salvatore Piscicelli

Genre

LGBTQ-related film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

18

Rating

4.4 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two women in a small Italian town navigate their hidden romantic relationship. The film follows their private moments and the social pressures that threaten their bond.

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What happens

Immacolata e Concetta (internationally released as Immacolata and Concetta: The Other Jealousy) is a 1980 Italian drama film directed by Salvatore Piscicelli, in his feature film directorial debut. The film stars Ida Di Benedetto, Marcella Michelangeli, Tommaso Bianco and Lucio Allocca. It won the Silver Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival. For her performance Ida Di Benedetto was awarded the Silver Ribbon for best actress. It was the first Italian film to represent in explicit terms the sexual relationship between two women. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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