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Ossessione

Movie
1944
2h 20m
Italian
Crime, Drama, Romance
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7.7
Critic Score: 
95
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Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband.
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Ossessione

Movie
1944
2h 20m
Italian
Crime, Drama, Romance
Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband.
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7.7
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95

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Clara Calamai
Giovanna Bragana
Massimo Girotti
Gino Costa
Elio Marcuzzo
The Spaniard
Vittorio Duse
Police Officer
Juan de Landa
Giuseppe Bragana
Michele Sakara
Il Bambino (uncredited)
Directed By: Luchino Visconti
Written By: James M. Cain (Novel), Alberto Moravia (Screenplay), + 5 more

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soonertbone says...
one year ago
I remembered how sexy this movie was from when I watched it 20 years ago in college--the opening scenes are dripping with tension and really stand out in building heat with precision and economy. What I did not remember at all was how queer this movie is, with Gino caught between his pulsating passion for Clara and the unquestioning vibes he gets from la Spagnolo. It sets up a triangle that is pretty shocking to watch in its frankness, especially in how the camera frames and focuses Gino's body and lusts throughout. In my chronological viewing of the "1001 movies..", this feels like a lightning rod--a turning point.
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CinemaSerf
4 weeks ago
So much of this adaptation of James Cain's "Postman Always Rings Twice" novel depends on it's stunningly intimate, almost adulatory, photography and on that score this really does not disappoint. "Giovanna" (Clara Calamai) is trapped in a loveless marriage with the older, drunken and thuggish "Giuse More
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