Toxic Love (1983)
- Original title
- Amore tossico
- Directed by
- Claudio Caligari
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- 18+
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 250 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This Italian drama follows young drifters in the 1980s who are caught in heroin addiction. The film uses nonprofessional actors, many with real experience of addiction, to show a harsh and unromanticized view of their daily lives.
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What happens
Toxic Love (Italian: Amore tossico) is a 1983 Italian drama film directed by Claudio Caligari. The film depicts a realistic and graphic portrayal of the heroin addiction that afflicted many young drifters in the eighties. The cast was entirely made of amateur actors, of whom most were or had been drug addicts. The film premiered at the 40th Venice International Film Festival, in which it won the De Sica Award. It was also screened at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, in which Michela Mioni was awarded best actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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