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Games of Desire

1991 · 80 min

A slow, sensual drama of marital frustration and secret voyeurism, more moody than explicit, with a melancholic, slightly twisted edge.

Directed by
Pasquale Fanetti
Genres
Drama
Starring
Malù, Izudin Bajrović, Lidija Zovkić
Overview
Florentine is a young, beautiful and passionate woman with a desire for love. Feeling abandoned by her husband's impotency, she searches for outside affection and seduction within brief, but often passionate encounters. During this web of desire she encounters Dorothy. Unknown to Florentine she is her husband's accomplice. In this twisted, frenzied fantasy her husband Jake becomes excited and aroused by the seduction of his wife. With his secret darkrooms and two-way mirrors he begins to desire his wife once more. Florentine, with the help of their adopted son, discovers his world of distorted fantasy. Amazed, but realising that Jake still loves her, she must act.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Pasquale Fanetti
Genres
Drama
Starring
Malù, Izudin Bajrović, Lidija Zovkić
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • love
  • sexuality
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Pasquale Fanetti
Written by
Leandro Lucchetti
Starring
Malù, Izudin Bajrović, Lidija Zovkić, Slobodan Negić, Branko Đurić
Runtime
80 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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