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The Innocent

1976 · 130 min

A cold, opulent descent into aristocratic cruelty, watching beauty and privilege rot into obsession and quiet murder.

Tagline
Visconti's Sensual Epic of a Diabolical Marriage
Overview
Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful he becomes enamored of her again.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 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
  • class
  • morality
  • death
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Luchino Visconti
Written by
Luchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Enrico Medioli
Starring
Giancarlo Giannini, Laura Antonelli, Rina Morelli, Massimo Girotti, Didier Haudepin, Marie Dubois, Roberta Paladini, Claude Mann
Music
Franco Mannino
Cinematography
Pasqualino De Santis
Runtime
130 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
Italian

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