Dedicated to the Aegean Sea

A slow, sun-bleached drift through sensuous, arty Euro-cinema that feels dreamlike and faintly unsettling.

Directed by

Masuo Ikeda

Genres

Drama

Starring

Claudio Aliotti, Stefania Casini, Olga Karlatos

Overview

Dedicato al mare Egeo is a forgotten and bizarre co-production produced between Italy and Japan from 1979, starring the famous Italian porn star Illona Staller (Cicciolina) and directed by the famous Japanese pinter, printmaker and novelist Masuo Ikeda (1934–1997) from his own script based on his novel “Ege-kai ni sasagu”, for which he won the Akutagawa Prize, the most prestigious literary award in Japan. Ikeda’s vigorous artistic activity even included screenplay writing and film directing. With this movie, Masuo Ikeda has undoubtedly left his mark on the ’70s Italian skin cinema.

How it feels

Melancholic, eerie, romantic and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Art, obsession, identity, sexuality

Content

Strong sexual content. Mild violence, gore and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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