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Devil in the Flesh

1986 · 114 min

A slow, uneasy plunge into forbidden desire, where passion and psychological confusion blur together under a cool, watchful gaze.

Overview
An Italian high school student becomes infatuated with a woman he sees outside his class window. Her fiancée is in jail for being involved in a radical movement, and she spends much time in court providing moral support. At first she resists the student's advances, but eventually begins an affair with him. Their situation is condemned by her family and his father, who is the woman's psychologist.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • love
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance7
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Marco Bellocchio
Written by
Ennio De Concini, Marco Bellocchio
Starring
Maruschka Detmers, Federico Pitzalis, Anita Laurenzi, Alberto Di Stasio, Riccardo De Torrebruna, Catherine Diamant, Anna Orso, Lidia Broccolino
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
114 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
Italian

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