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Desideria

1980 · 104 min

A slow, uncomfortable study of vanity and payback, watching a woman turn her wounds into a weapon.

Directed by
Gianni Barcelloni
Genres
Drama
Starring
Stefania Sandrelli, Orso Maria Guerrini, Lara Wendel
Overview
All her life, an overweight girl has been ignored by her rich and attractive mother. But when the ugly duckling becomes a swan, she turns into a world-class tease, exacting her revenge by seducing her mother's boyfriend...

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Directed by
Gianni Barcelloni
Genres
Drama
Starring
Stefania Sandrelli, Orso Maria Guerrini, Lara Wendel
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Gianni Barcelloni
Written by
Gianni Barcelloni, Günter Ebert, Enzo Ungari
Starring
Stefania Sandrelli, Orso Maria Guerrini, Lara Wendel, Klaus Löwitsch, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Lory Del Santo, Rossana Marra, Francesca Giordani
Music
Pino Donaggio
Cinematography
Claudio Cirillo
Runtime
104 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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