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Obsession( 1944)

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Overview

Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Clara Calamai

      Giovanna Bragana

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      Massimo Girotti

      Gino Costa

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      Dhia Cristiani

      Anita

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      Elio Marcuzzo

      The Spaniard

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      Vittorio Duse

      Police Officer

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      Michele Riccardini

      Don Remigio

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      Juan de Landa

      Giuseppe Bragana

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      Michele Sakara

      Il Bambino (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Jan 19 2025
    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 "Giuseppe" (Juan de Landa) when the drifter "Gino" (Massimo Girotti) happens by. He's a jack of all trades and they can use him to help around the place in return for his bed and board. Quite quickly, though, she makes it clear she'd prefer it were her bed, and the pair are soon scheming an end to her loat...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • adultery
    • based on novel or book
    • italian
    • gas station
    • italy
    • innkeeper
    • murder
    • mechanic
    • drifter
    • older husband
    • crime of passion
    • neo realism
    • scheming wife
    • adulterous wife
    • italian neo realism
    • wife murders husband