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Ossessione (1943) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
140 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1943 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Luchino Visconti

Written By:
Luchino Visconti and
Mario Alicata ...

Actors:
Clara Calamai ..... Giovanna Bragana
Massimo Girotti ..... Gino Costa
Dhia Cristiani ..... Anita
Elio Marcuzzo ..... Lo spagnolo
Vittorio Duse ..... L'agente di polizia
Michele Riccardini ..... Don Remigio
Juan de Landa ..... Giuseppe Bragana

Synopsis:

Ossessione, made in 1942 and banned in Italy by Mussolini, is a powerful delineation of the ill-fated love between Gino, a virile young drifter who arrives by chance at a roadside restaurant and filling station, and Giovanna, the beautiful young wife of the fat old man who owns the place. Giovanna's husband disgusts her; every time he touches her she wants to scream. Gino leaves, only to return because he can't get her out of his blood. They kill her husband, but his death haunts the guilt-ridden Gino.

A restless wife, Giovanna, meets Gino, a rough and handsome vagabond. Their passionate affair leads to the murder of Giovanna's boorish husband. Can a strong and sensual affair survive the guilt? Adapted from the James M. Cain's classic novel 'The Postman Always Rings Twice', 'Ossessione' is a dark and provocative drama of sexual tension. It heralded a new era of Italian cinema, establishing Luchino Visconti as a leading and controversial exponent of 'neo-realism'.

Gino, a young and handsome tramp, stops in a small roadside inn run by Giovanna. She is unsatisfied with her older husband Bragana : she only married him for money. Gino and Giovanna fall in love. But Bragana is inhibiting for their passion, and Giovanna refuses to run away with Gino.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 05 February, 2013.

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